Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experi…

Charles Simic
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Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them. ✨ Charles Simic (1985). The Uncertain Certainty: Interviews, Essays, and Notes on Poetry
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