Great poems are diamonds and the words in them individual carbon atoms laid perfect and tight. William Goldman said in Which Lie Did I Tell that poetry is the ultimate form of compression. It’s true. I’m terrified to write poems myself, terrified because I know they’re giong to suck eggs and I need to hide […]
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A Little Tooth, by Thomas Lux
March 22nd, 2007 · 6 Comments
Tags: poetry · compression · your daughter's tall · A Little Tooth · Thomas Lux · William Goldman
