March 1989 Issue [Readings] Ear culture Adjust Share by Hugh Kenner, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Oral interpretation of poetry Poetry Study and teaching United States More from Hugh Kenner The Reading Public I heard about a rejection letter recently that deserves preservation in these days of big-time word-merchandising. “I cannot recall reading,” it said without irony, “a novel as learned, as intelligent,… Out my computer window Travels in the land of BIX Type’s cast Joyce and his mechanical muse Adjust Share