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8 months agoThey specify in the study that the participants were “non-expert poetry readers.” I’d be interested to see the same experiment repeated with English professors, or even just English majors. Folks with a lot of experience reading poetry. With exposure to its history, its notable works, and its different styles.
Maybe a really nice edition of a book you already love, from a luxury publisher like The Folio Society or Easton Press?