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Lia Purpura Reads Carl Phillips

The New Yorker: Poetry

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The Depths of the Human Mind and Poetry's Ethereal Essence

Exploring the enigmatic operations of the human mind beneath our linguistic focus, the chapter discusses the metaphysical essence of poetry, describing a transcendent poem seemingly channeled from a higher realm. Delving into the beauty of shifting meanings and the elegant subtlety of interpretation, the discussion admires the natural unfurling of poetic expressions.

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