"since I myself stand in my own way"

Klink, Parra, Bowman, Szymborska, Plath, Scott

Joanna Klink:

Nicanor Parra (tr. from Spanish by David Unger, Patricio Lerzundi, and Lynne Van Voorhis):

Catherine Bowman:

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Wisława Szymborska (tr. from Polish by Clare Cavanagh and Stanisław Barańczak):

Sylvia Plath, February 24, 1957:

Jimmy Scott, “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word,” rec. 1998:

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