Invisible listeners
God in literature
Whitman, walt, 1819-1892
Lyric poetry
American poetry, history and criticism
Psychology in literature
Reader-response criticism
Authors and readers
American poetry, history and criticism, 20th century
Poetry, history and criticism
American poetry
Criticism and interpretation
History and criticism
When a poet addresses a living person, we recognise the intimacy being evoked, but what causes a poet to invoke invisible listeners? Helen Vendler explores this area of poetry, focusing on the works of George Herbert, Walt Whitman and John Ashbery.
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