The first question at that time in Posted on November 30, 2013November 30, 2008 by admin “The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity.” — George Oppen Author: George Oppen Category: poetry Tags: poetry, George Oppen Spread the love Related posts: Clarity, clarity, surely clarity is the most The poetry from the eighteenth century was People who read poetry, for example, like The cliche is dead poetry.