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Christian Wiman Reads Patrizia Cavalli

The New Yorker: Poetry

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The Lake That Lost Its Waters and Changed the Landscape

i love that the lake, we're hearing it rather than seeing it. If you turn to the magazine, can hear even that pacing,. which is the lake that lost its waters and changing the landscape. You know, it's almost happening in front of us. And i am reminded again, for the millionth time, of how having despair or depression articulated or given form can be a great consolation to it. Even though this offers no consolation therlittle, rightbut having it, having it in form, is girling.

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