"Palaces of drift and crystal"
Howe, Knight, Hull, Gilbert, Valentine, Celan, Clifton
Marie Howe:
Etheridge Knight:
Lynda Hull:
Jack Gilbert:
Jean Valentine:
You know when people ask, “What are you going for?” Well, that’s what I’m going for in poetry; I want to take off the diver’s mask.
Paul Celan (trans. Pierre Joris):
Lucille Clifton:
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