We name one thing and then another. That’s how time enters poetry. Spa…

Charles Simic
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We name one thing and then another. That’s how time enters poetry. Space, on the other hand, comes into being through the attention we pay to each word. The more intense our attention, the more space, and there’s a lot of space inside words. ✨ Charles Simic (2013). The Monster Loves His Labyrinth, p.40, Copper Canyon Press
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