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First Draft - Ada Limón (returns)

First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing

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What Is the Surprise Ending of Poetry?

"Sometimes poetry isn't enough, right? We know, want, we want it to be enough. It is so much, but at some point sometimes we want physical touch," she says. "We need companionship, we need a friend, um, weneed a human connection." The poem was inspired by the author's own dissatisfaction with her own work.

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