Episode 2: Emily Dickinson, Tell all the truth
Poetry For All
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The Truth of Lightning
The poem is called "Tell all the truth, but tell it slant" and was written by R.S. Mowbray. It's about how to get at the truth of lightning in a way that doesn't require poetry. The poet draws upon a very long tradition with an accessible piece of epigramatic wisdom.
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