Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes:

Is sincerity possible in this world? Yes! And though people are afraid of it, they also yearn to have it. That’s part of what the new TRO, titled “Sincerity and Three Poems,” is about—as the serialization of Eli Siegel’s great talk Technique and My Poems continues. Here, three poems by Mr. Siegel, each very different, each having his matchless imagination, truth, and kindness, are looked at technically by him, and they’re an immensely pleasing guide to what our own hopes are. You’ll be greatly encouraged by “Sincerity and Three Poems”—the latest issue of The Rightness of Aesthetic Realism: A Periodical.

The commentary by Ellen Reiss begins:

Toward the end of 1951, Eli Siegel gave a lecture in two parts on the subject he called Technique and My Poems. And now, seventy-five years later, we have the honor of serializing that magnificent talk. The third installment of it is in this current issue of TRO.

The lecture is about three things, all richly inseparable from one another. 1) It’s about what Aesthetic Realism shows poetry to be, including the technique of poetry: what happens in a true poem as words—with their meaning and sound—meet, are together, are apart. 2) The lecture is also about the relation of poetry to the self of every person, including persons who don’t think they’re interested in poetry at all. And 3) in keeping with the lecture’s title, Mr. Siegel speaks about his own poems, likely in response to a request from his students. And if there was indeed such a request, I thank immensely those who made it!…Read more