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This constellation of poems illuminates the myriad ways we receive and perceive any given thing. And the Plath line,"There is too much ease here; these stars treat me too well.", (again) broke my heart for her want.

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<3

"I got it all wrong.

I wound up believing in words the way a scientist

Believes in carbon, after death."

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EVERY poem in this post. And the Nina Simone clip reminded me of this scene in “Before Sunset” https://youtu.be/ip9PgKmil0s?feature=shared

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I love the Before Trilogy and didn’t know about this. Thank you for sharing it!!

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i could sit with these all day (wish i could)...and then Simone, stirring the soul. thank you.

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