I don't think I solve problems in my poetry; I think I uncover the pro…

Margaret Atwood
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I don't think I solve problems in my poetry; I think I uncover the problems. ✨ Margaret Atwood (2006). Waltzing Again: New and Selected Conversations with Margaret Atwood
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I don't think I solve problems in my poetry; I think I uncover the problems. ✨ Margaret Atwood (2006). Waltzing Again: New and Selected Conversations with Margaret Atwood

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