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Absolute Composition: Structure, Threshold, and Compression in Poetry

by J. A. Gucci
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9798994675199
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Pressure System Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Pressure System Press
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  • Pages: 66
  • Original Price: GBP 14.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 87 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Writing / Poetry

Absolute Composition documents a structural method of writing poetry grounded in observable transformation rather than narrative program or metaphor-driven expression. Drawing from the principles of absolute music, the book demonstrates how triadic tension, threshold crossings, and disciplined compression organize poetic structure.

Rather than proposing a new school of poetry, this work records the compositional framework from which a body of poems emerged. It identifies the underlying architecture-paradox triad, matter/mind/being registers, and three orbitals of compression-that governs how transformation moves across a threshold and stabilizes into form.

Through clear definitions and applied examples, the book shows how structure can generate meaning without explanation. It distinguishes between triad as metaphor and triad as structural engine, clarifying the difference between expression-centered lyric poetry and construction-centered composition.

In addition to articulating the theory, Absolute Composition includes classroom applications adaptable from middle school through university settings, offering teachers and students a precise vocabulary for analyzing transformation and structural integrity in poems.

Serving as documentation of origin as much as instruction, this book situates Absolute Composition within a broader artistic lineage while maintaining a distinct architectural approach. For poets, educators, and scholars interested in how form can carry experience without reliance on narrative or confession, Absolute Composition provides a disciplined and practical framework for understanding how structure holds.

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