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		<description><![CDATA[A Sort of Song   Let the snake wait under his weed and the writing be of words, slow and quick, sharp to strike, quiet to wait, sleepless.   —through metaphor to reconcile the people and the stones. Compose. (No ideas but in things) Invent! Saxifrage is my flower that splits the rock.                      [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Garamond;"><span style="font-size: small;">but in things) Invent!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Garamond;"><span style="font-size: small;">Saxifrage is my flower that splits</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Garamond;">Few poems or poets have had more impact on my writing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It’s innocuous and slim, but the sentiments (the implication) of the speaker and the precision of image never tire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>The naked image, uncluttered by the poet’s attempt at “meaning-making”, is a grossly undervalued tool in much of contemporary poetry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></p>
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