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Wells Defends Limerick as Poetry in Harper's
Carolyn Wells argues in Harper's Magazine that the limerick can convey serious narrative, using a five line tragedy about Niger and a tiger to show how a concise form can reveal the heart of the subject. She contrasts diverse poets Browning Swinburne Poe and others to show the potential of the form.
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