He came back to
his place, and read his poem. Yes, it was exactly as he had composed
it, while we watched. Well, perhaps one word was different.
Would he tear up the slip of paper? He tore it into small bits,
a little random heap on the table before him.
Now where was the poem? |
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—Muriel Rukeyser, The Life of Poetry |

Fred Moten, Elegy for Performances,
4-7
Kerry Shawn Keys, She
Says This Knife, 32
Michael McDonagh, Once, 118-119
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Michael McClure, Maybe
Mama Lion, 186-188 | Audio (with Ray Manzarek) Download Format:
WMA
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Jane Siberry, Enter
Forest, 248-249
Interview with Michael
McClure, All Moments Are One, 174-185
Audio of "No Lowdown Blues" by Yusef Komunyakaa (recorded
with Hamiett Bluiett) Download Format: WMA
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