Ode to a Nightingale the words that dominate the poem. There is also an emphasis on words beginning with consonants, especially those that begin with "b", "p" or "v". These three consonants are relied on heavily in the first stanza, and they are used syzygically to add a musical tone within the poem. In terms of poetic meter, Keats relies on spondee throughout his 1819 odes and in just over 8% of his lines within "Ode to a Nightingale", including line 12: and line 25: To Walter Jackson Bate, the use of spondees in lines 31–34 creates a feeling of slow flight, and "in
A Poem Is a Naked Person fate became even more uncertain after Russell and Cordell terminated their business relationship in 1976. For many years, "A Poem Is A Naked Person" was shown only at special screenings with Les Blank in attendance. In 2011 Russell told "Billboard" that he didn't like the film, and didn't intend to release it. Also in 2011, when the International Documentary Association honored Blank with a career achievement award, the film was described as "perhaps the greatest film about rock 'n' roll and American music that you will likely never see". The film finally received its public premiere (with Russell in the