Saturday, October 2, 2021

Th Positiv Capability of th L tt r “ ” - poem

Lawrence Hall

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Th  Positiv  Capability of th  L tt r “ ”

 

Littl  can b  writt n without an “ ”

That sur  foundation of s nt nc s and lin s

Th  most us ful vow l you  v r did s 

Th most b autiful j w l our languag  min s

 

L t us imagin  what a v rbal gap

A loss of this  xc ll nt l tt r would m an

Most consonants would fall into a trap

If th  b autiful “ ” w r  l ft uns  n

 

This little  xp rim nt will h lp us s  :

Littl  can b  writt n without an “ ”

 

 

(The title is a play on Keats’ concept of negative capability – or p rhaps I should say, a play on K ats’ conc pt of n gativ capability.)


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