When you require renewal, is there a particular poem or book that you return to? A particular author?
It depends on what kind of renewal I need. When I feel sad or discouraged, I open up a poetry app on my phone and listen to Matthew Arnold’s “Dover Beach” or Max Ehrmann’s “Desiderata.” I have Matthea Harvey’s mermaid poems from If the Tabloids are True What Are You? sticky-tacked to my desk so I can read them often. I tend to return a lot to Anne Simpson’s Is and Lorna Crozier in general. But sometimes you don't know what you need until you pick up a new book of poetry and begin to read.
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