The point of poetry is to be acutely discomforting, to prod and provoke, to poke us in the … - Paul Muldoon

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Farewell, too little, and too lately known, Whom I began to think and call my own.

Paul Muldoon

The point of poetry is to be acutely discomforting, to prod and provoke, to poke us in the eye, to punch us in the nose, to knock us off our feet, to take our breath away.

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