What writer compared writing free verse to weaving cloth, and wondered
why the poet didn't go ahead and make a garment (that is, rhymed
verse) out of the words thus generated?  I thought it was Robert
Frost, but I can't guarantee that.  I'd like to have the exact quote
and the reference (the title of the work the quote appeared in). 
Thanks!

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Clarification of Question by curiousndc-ga on 25 Jun 2004 11:37 PDT

Thanks for the comments.  It seems to me that, to make the analogy
more colorful, the writer may have specified a particular garment --
perhaps asking why the poet didn't go on to make a pair of trousers. 
(Or a coat maybe?  Sorry that my memory is so hazy.)

Hi curiousndc,

Robert Frost famously said that "Writing free verse is like playing
tennis without a net," but I couldn't find the quote you refer to, by
Frost or anyone else. Perhaps another researcher will have more luck!

Emjay-ga

I remember seeing a quote very long ago that was exactly what you're
describing, with the analogies to weaving and tailoring. Somehow I
associate this with Edwin Arlington Robinson, but I haven't been able
to find any proof. Maybe one of my colleagues can take this clue and
run with it.