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David Whyte on The Art of Poetry and Prose

The One You Feed

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How to Engage More Deeply With Poems

Poetrays the art of saying things you didn't know you knew, it's language against which you have no defences. You write poetry so other people have no defences against it when they're reading it. For the road to santiago, don't make new declarations about what to bring and what to leave behind. It used to be just a catholic pilgrimage. That's lovely the way it's opened out in the post modern world like many things have. This is about setting off on the journey to sdiago and what you need to take with you. But is, of course, it's for any goal you've set yourself that's precious to you in your life,.

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