Brenda Hillman:
Russell Edson:
Walt Whitman holding a moth, 1881:
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William Carlos Williams:
Michael Palmer:
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Who is Hillman’s DJR that she is “after?” This is at very end of the poem. Many poets put this info after the title.
...I think I had a little "Hillman conversion experience" here. Didn't want to like it, now I'm reading it a again. Thanks...