If after I read a poem the world looks like that poem for 24 hours or …

Elizabeth Bishop
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If after I read a poem the world looks like that poem for 24 hours or so I'm sure it's a good one—and the same goes for paintings. ✨ Elizabeth Bishop (2015). One Art: Letters, p.612, Macmillan
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