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  • Carl Watts on Why Poetry's So-Called Shortcomings Might Be Its Greatest Strengths
    Carl Watts on Why Poetry's So-Called Shortcomings Might Be Its Greatest Strengths
    March 02, 2022

    Carl Watts on Why Poetry's So-Called Shortcomings Might Be Its Greatest Strengths

    It's easy to imagine the scene: at a poetry reading (pre-pandemic), an open mic-er ascends to the stage, taps the microphone, and announces with aplomb, "I just wrote this five minutes ago." Cue the ...

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