Harold Bloom - The Anxiety Of Influence. A Theo... May 2026

A "swerve" away from the precursor, implying the original poem went wrong at a specific point.

"Strong" poets successfully misread their predecessors; "weak" poets merely imitate them. Harold Bloom - The Anxiety of Influence. A Theo...

Accessing a power or "daimon" that supposedly predates the precursor, bypassing them entirely. A "swerve" away from the precursor, implying the