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A favorite analogy of mine for the poem is the eye chart, when you this big E, at the top of the chart when you take an eye test. A poem should start with a big E, you know, something everybody can recognize. The gambit of the poem is not making any demands on you emotionally or intellectually. It's sort of setting something up that's undeniable. Something like "I'm sitting here at the window with this tree. It's snowing." I mean, the reader can't say, bullshit, I don't buy it. And then as the letters get smaller the poem can move into areas of ambiguity and subtlety, or fantasy and hypothesis. The poem should start in Illinois and get to Oz.

Your poem exemplifies this. And strikes an adrongyny that is diabolically poignant. Well done.

I do believe you are a powerful thinker with mad skills and because of that I am going to subscribe in hopes you do the same. This will keep me accountable and motivated to leave comments such as this on your subsequent and previous posts. I imagine our bonded will power with these exercises will bear much fruit. Do keep my comment on your long distance radar. In the joy of eternal collaboration from shore to shore.

I'll be in touch. Looking forward to this.

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