Quote #4

Form is a straitjacket in the way that a straitjacket was a straitjacket for Houdini.

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  1. If the poem has no obvious destination, there's a chance that we'll be all setting off on an interesting ride.
  2. The point of poetry is to be acutely discomforting, to prod and provoke, to poke us in the eye, to punch us in the nose, to knock us off ou…
  3. Words want to find chimes with each other, things want to connect.

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