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“My obsessions tend to cluster, so I often have families of poems in which only a couple of them make it to the book. It can be satisfying to banish poems to my "crappy poems" file.”

Quote by Anna Journey

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Anna Journey, born in 1980, is a talented poet whose works are renowned for their unique perspective and profound emotional expression. Her poetry covers a wide range of themes, from personal experiences to social phenomena, reflecting her deep insight into society and life. more

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“Because I love narrative but am more lyrically inclined, I've learned that if I freight titles with narrative information (the who, what, when, where, why of the poem), I can get to my main interest, which is the language, and where it wants to take me. If I can establish the poem's occasion in the title, then so much the better for my freedom to associate.”

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