According to Professor Hammer, Wallace Stevens’s poetry can be considered meta-poetry in what way?

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Stevens’s poems mainly explore metaphysical themes, though not overtly.Stevens’s poetry examines and reflects on its own structural principles.His poems consistently engage multiple distinct readerships.The poetry emphasizes a detached, impartial narrative perspective.

Explanation

Professor Hammer suggests that Stevens’s poetry is meta-poetry because it critically explores and questions its own formal rules and conventions, rather than simply presenting metaphysical ideas, addressing diverse audiences, or focusing on an objective voice.