
How Do You Fact-Check a Poem?
The New Yorker: Poetry
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The First Part of Fact Tracking a Poem
The first thing a poet looks for is obvious references to things that actually exist in the world, or have existed. A lot of times a poet will refer to is a series of actions, or an action by a subject,. Or i'd sit in the outhouse writing one to a spider mending his web over my head. And when i read that in in a common sensical analysis, i'll consider whether not a male spider can spin a web. I'm not here to change things. Am, only if it's necessary, or if they've made an unintentional accident.
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