By the dogged pounding of their prose…
By the dogged pounding of their prose, it would appear some writers think the absence of poetry makes writing more clear. In the case of technical manuals, discussing nuts and bolts and which side faces which—yes. But in the case of sublime and subtle matters, such attempt at unambiguous precision blocks from view the very subtlety trying to be conveyed. All writing is meant to point the mind. Nut-and-bolt writing points the mind to nuts and bolts. Subtle matters and things sublime must be written of in subtle terms, the role of poetry, or little is conveyed. Artful ambiguity, always a risk, teases us to awaken our senses higher. It is a kind of grace which allows us to perceive what prior we had no prompt to look for. The nature of such writing is pure generosity, all of its expression given away. Its tell-tale sign is that it simply lets you see for yourself.