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“You know, I used to say, when people say, 'How do you think about what to write about in the poems every week?' And I say, 'Well, I have to turn it in on Monday, so on Sunday nights I turn the shower to iambic pentameter and it sort of works out that way.'” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayWritingWellsUsedNightTurnsWeekWork OutSundayShowersMondaySunday Night Author:Calvin Trillin
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