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“It's difficult to put your own bare ass out on the limb every time you sit down to write a poem. But that's really sort of the ideal. Because if we don't discover something about ourselves and our world in the making of a poem, chances are it's not going to be a very good poem. So what I'm saying is that a lot of our best poets could be better poets if they wrote less and risked more in what they do.”

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Sam Hamill

Sam Hamill is an American poet born on September 5, 1943. His poetry is deeply influenced by Zen Buddhism and Eastern philosophy, known for its profound thinking and unique linguistic style. more

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