Marianne Moore on the Three Elements of Persuasive Writing
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Several years ago, rummaging through the archives of the Academy of American Poets, I came upon a box labeled “Ballots 1950” — the record of the secret vote by the chancellors the year the Academy’s prestigious fellowship was awarded to E.E. Cummings, catapulting him into renown. The voting process is a black box — no one outside the Academy ever finds out who else is in the running and by how much the winner wins.
Leafing through the ballots, one other name appear
Leafing through the ballots, one other name appear
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