Wendell Berry and Ellen Davis — The Art of Being Creatures
On Being with Krista Tippett
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How to Be a Poet
i think of creatures as any one who's not human, i'm right. Poetry cannot be read in distractionu you can, often you have to read an instructional manual and skim your way through it without paying all that much attention. You must depend upon affection, reading, knowledge, skill, more of each than you have. Any readers who like your poems, doubt their judgment. Breathe with unconditional breath, the unconditioned air. Shun electric wir communicate slowly. Live a three dimensioned life. Stay away from screens. There are no unsacred pla es. There are only sacred places and desecrated places. Accept what comes from silence. Make the...
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