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An essay by this author declares that the head is led to the syllable by way of the ear, and the heart is led to the line by way of breath. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this American poet who quoted maxims such as “One perception must immediately and directly lead to a further perception” in a literary manifesto that mentions Homer and Euripides as writers who practiced “composition by field.”
ANSWER: Charles Olson
[10m] Olson’s manifesto “Projective Verse” stated the principles of this group of poets, sometimes called the “projectivists.” This group included Robert Creeley and Ed Dorn.
ANSWER: Black Mountain poets
[10e] Olson cited this poem as pointing the way toward a complete theory of projective verse. Parts of this book-length Ezra Pound poem were written in and named for the city of Pisa.
ANSWER: The Cantos [or The Pisan Cantos]
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TournamentExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 ACF NationalsYes2015.50100%45%10%