All poets who, when reading from their own works,m experience a choked…

E. B. White
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All poets who, when reading from their own works,m experience a choked feeling, are major. For that matter, all poets who read from their own works are major, whether they choke or not. ✨ 1939 Quo Vadimus?, 'How To Tell A Major Poet From A Minor Poet'.
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All poets who, when reading from their own works,m experience a choked feeling, are major. For that matter, all poets who read from their own works are major, whether they choke or not. ✨ 1939 Quo Vadimus?, 'How To Tell A Major Poet From A Minor Poet'.

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