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“How to Be a Poet (to remind myself)” by Wendell Berry

On Being with Krista Tippett

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Make a poem that does not disturb the silence from which it came. Breathe with unconditional breath the unconditioned air. Shun electric wirecom unicate slowly. Stay away from screens. There are onlysacred places and desecrated placesx, what comes from silence? Make the best you can of it. Growing older, patience. For patience joins time to eternity. Any readers who like your poems, doubt their judgment. You must depend upon affection, reading,. knowledge, skill, more each than you have. Inspiration. Work. To remind myselfwritten and read by wendele barrymake a place to sit down. Sit down. Be quiet....

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