论威廉斯和肯明斯的具象诗

诗的排列形式是诗最重要的形式特质之一,具象诗是重视诗的视觉效果的诗体,能够采用非语言形式起到表情达意的特殊功能,受到二十世纪现代诗人的高度重视。威廉斯和肯明斯是英语具象诗不同时期的代表诗,威廉斯只是对传统诗形作了不违背诗歌规则和语言规则的改良,肯明斯颠覆了已有诗歌秩序和语法规则,将具象诗创作推向了极端。

On Williams and Cummings'''' Visual Poetry

The arrangement of verse is one of the most important shape features of poetry. Visual poetry focuses on the visual effect of poetry, which takes non-verbal method to display the connotation. Williams and Cummings are representatives of English poets who write visual poetry in different times. Williams made changes in the traditional shape of poetry under the rule of poetry and language whereas Cummings put visual poetry to an extreme through breaking the order of poetry and language rule.