“Poems, to me, do not come from ideas, they come from a series of images that you tuck away in the back of your brain. Little photographic snapshots. Then you get the major vision of the poem, which is like a giant magnet to which all these disparate little impressions fly and adhere, and there is the poem!”
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Carolyn Kizer
Carolyn Kizer was a renowned American poet, born on December 10, 1925, and passed away on October 9, 2014. Her poetry is known for its profound humanistic concerns and unique artistic style, which has had a profound impact on American contemporary poetry. more
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