Has your consideration of poetry changed since you began?
When I started out, I thought it was all about mastery. We live in a culture that values control and power. However, I gradually allowed myself to be led by the poem and be surprised by it. I love the broken corners, the colossal murals and dead-ends, the long way home— the views I would have not stopped for if by myself. Sometimes it can be exhausting, as it is a path filled with uncertainty. But I believe it also leaves more room for wonder.
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