“Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.”
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America, how can I write a holy litany in your silly mood?
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My own experience is that a certain kind of genius among students is best brought out in bed.
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