Thought for the Day – April 22, 20226
April
22
If this was a graduate seminar at the university, I would ask you to read Ben Lerner’s little book, The Hatred of Poetry. One can sum up his argument by saying that poetry is essential but impossible, like love.
Like love, poetry washes over you. Like a dream.
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Thank you, Russ, for giving me another book to put on my reading list. I need to pick up the pace of my reading – so many books, so little time!