Rime (not reason)
For the first time in years, I reread "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" last night. It is a brilliant poem. It is, perhaps, the only poem I know which is so obviously a great success as a story. Certainly, other poets (some quite well-known) are first and foremost storytellers; Robert Browning comes readily to mind on this count. But nobody's poetical stories are quite so gripping as Coleridge's is here.
posted by Skay @ 7:09 AM
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