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Robert Creeley

That poetry survived in its formal agencies finally, and that prose survived to get something said.

Poetry

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Robert Creeley is saying that poetry has lasted because of its structured forms, while prose has lasted because it effectively communicates ideas. He highlights the different reasons each style continues to exist: poetry through its shape and prose through its content.

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