"A poem in form still has to have voice, gesture, a sense of discovery, a metaphoric connection, as any poetry does."

Poetry, Connection, Discovery, Sense

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"A poem in form still has to have voice, gesture, a sense of discovery, a metaphoric connection, as any poetry does."

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