Poet Maggie Smith on embracing ambiguity
ReThinking
Embracing the Strength of Cognitive and Abstract Thinking
The speaker sees cognitive and abstract thinking as a valuable skill, despite often being apologetic for speaking in metaphors. They highlight the value of being concrete and emotional, and emphasize the theme of emotional ambivalence in the speaker's writing, suggesting that it is pervasive but also something that people try to eliminate.
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