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Wilkes argues that Poems has not only a single theme (a quest for Eden), but, also, a 'singleness' of form. Poems must be read as a whole: a symphonic form. Wilkes examines manuscript evidence to show how Brennan revised and rearranged the order of Poems for almost ten years before this symphonic form was produced.
(p. 86-96)
The Willy-Willyi"As the willy-willy stains the water-blue of the sky",Nancy Cato,
single work poetry
(p. 97)