"Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly."

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"Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly."

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"I work very hard on all my poems, but most of the work consists of trying not to sound as if I had worked. I try to make them sound as natural as possible, but within a quite strict form, which to my ears has a lot to do with musical rhythm and sound."

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