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Yusef Komunyakaa Reads Marilyn Hacker

The New Yorker: Poetry

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Exploring Influence of Early 20th-century Poets and Martianism in Poetry

In this chapter, the guest poet discusses how their work is influenced by early 20th-century poets like the Imagists and delves into the concept of Martianism in poetry, exploring the significance of trusting the image, the role of the South in their writing, and drawing inspiration from unexpected sources like a Martian light. They also examine the symbolic meaning of using a bullfrog in a poem and how nature can intertwine with human emotions, particularly focusing on the bullfrog's lament possibly connected to the full moon.

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