Very profound, this gets at the heart of poetry.

…y.
Poetry’s structure and discipline began its work
Of demanding I avoid redundancy, of teaching me
That even words about dark things, might hold beauty.
To avoid self indulgence
And to push ever on to say the most, with the least.

Why Do I Write Poetry

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Deborah Krulicki

Deborah Barchi

Nov 16, 2020

Very profound, this gets at the heart of poetry.

Written by Deborah Barchi

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Deborah Barchi has recently retired from her career as a librarian and now has time to read, explore nature, and write poetry and essays.

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