Poetry: three mismatched shoes at the entrance of a dark alley.

Charles Simic
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I do believe that a poem needs to remind the reader of his or her own humanity, of what they are, of what they're capable of. Awaken them, in a sense, to the fact that there's a world in front of the … ▶
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Only poetry can measure the distance between ourselves and the Other. ✨ Charles Simic (2013). The Monster Loves His Labyrinth, p.67, Copper Canyon Press

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