A. R. Ammons's Poetics of Motion and Oriental Philosophy

Huimin Hao

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Volume 9, Issue 1

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A. R. Ammons's Poetics of Motion and Oriental Philosophy
A. R. Ammons's Poetics of Motion and Oriental Philosophy
School of Liberal Arts, Shanghai University, 200444, P.R. China
Vol. 9, Issue 1, Pages: 66-73(2025)
Published：29 May 2025
DOI：10.47297/wspctWSP2515-470207.20250901
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Hao Huimin.A. R. Ammons's Poetics of Motion and Oriental Philosophy[J].Critical Theory,2025,09(01):66-73.
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Hao Huimin.A. R. Ammons's Poetics of Motion and Oriental Philosophy[J].Critical Theory,2025,09(01):66-73. DOI： 10.47297/wspctWSP2515-470207.20250901.

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Abstract

A. R. Ammons's poetry demonstrates a profound engagement with oriental philosophy

particularly bearing the traces of

I Ching

and

Dao De Jing

which informs his distinctive poetics of motion. Central to his thought is a metaphysical model grounded in the dynamic interplay among zero

one

and many—corresponding respectively to the notions of "Wuji

" "Taiji" and "yin-yang" in the Chinese philosophy of changes. Beyond poetic principle

these elements structure Ammons's exploration of changes as both personal emotion and ecological existential condition

forming what might be called an "E-motion" that links his inner transformation with natural movement. Through recursive patterns

Ammons constructs a poetics that affirms flux and order

offering a unique philosophical vision of poetic being

that is

the idea of change inherent with a balance between permanent change and changelessness.

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