"don't ask don't know"
Niedecker, Bonnefoy, Merwin, Kafka, Ohno
Lorine Niedecker:
Her unders- / standing of him / is more touch- / ing that intelli- / gent; he holds / her knees with- / out knowing / how she’s boned.
Yves Bonnefoy:
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Japanese figure (tr. by W.S. Merwin):
Franz Kafka, January 3, 1912:
Kazuo Ohno (tr. from Japanese by John Barrett):
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