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Joseph Massey – On Poetry, Power Games, and Advice for the Canceled

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Did That Give You the Encouragement That You Needed?

When you were 15, and at that time, i was spending a, most of my timei the dover, delaware public library. I would just sit in the library and read. Allan ginsburg told me to read ah william, carlos williams. Then i went on to correspond with other poets who became really consistent mentors to me. They took you seriously as not adolescent,. they gave you notes on your poems. It was accalling. Went my way out of this world where nobody read poetry, nobody gave a a crap about what i was doing. A yesso. I i have allen ginsburg to thank for that.

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