"favor, drag, well-oiled protection"
Noguchi, Gelman, Hugo, Auden, Bronk, Niedecker
Isamu Noguchi:
You can find out how to do something and then do it, or do something and then find out what you did.
Juan Gelman (trans. Hardie St. Martin):
Richard Hugo:
W.H. Auden:
William Bronk:
Lorine Niedecker:
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