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Natasha Trethewey Reads Charles Wright

The New Yorker: Poetry

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Embracing Innovation in Poetic Form

The chapter explores the speaker's journey in embracing a new form of poetry, inspired by a Merwin poem, that challenges traditional punctuation and line breaks. From initial resistance to innovative revelation, the discussion delves into the creation process of a poem intertwining themes of imprint and erasure inspired by a Vermeer painting, evoking deeper reflections on memory and transformation.

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