I think the idea that poets only use words which none of their readers will have to look up is optimistic :-)
Even authors - I've given up on R Scott Bakker despite liking the plot of his first novel and the rest of the trilogy being strongly recommended to me because (along with many other similar cases) he feels the need to use the word "marmoreal" where "marble" would have done fine.
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Re: Points granted but
Date: 2008-09-08 11:08 pm (UTC)Even authors - I've given up on R Scott Bakker despite liking the plot of his first novel and the rest of the trilogy being strongly recommended to me because (along with many other similar cases) he feels the need to use the word "marmoreal" where "marble" would have done fine.