The word ‘elver’ (immature eel) was introduced to me by Theodore Roethke’s poetry. I have never used the word in a poem, but I’m thankful to know it all the same.
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11.01.2008
6.29.2007
undoing the damage of haste
Art is the means we have of undoing the damage of haste. It's what everything else isn't.
—Theodore Roethke, On Poetry and Craft: Selected Prose of Theodore Roethke
—Theodore Roethke, On Poetry and Craft: Selected Prose of Theodore Roethke
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