Controversy and the Love of Musical Poetry

In this chapter, they discuss the controversy surrounding the release of the first volume of the horoscope and how it reflected the poet's style at the time. They talk about how using poetic form was seen as controversial in American poetry, despite the prevalence of rhyme and meter in other forms of music. The poet emphasizes that writing in form was not an ideological choice for them, but rather a love for the musical art of poetry.