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What Goes On: Selected and New Poems 1995-2009

This book is a compilation of selected and new poems written between 1995 and 2009, showcasing the author's poetic style and thematic concerns over a decade. more

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Stephen Dunn
Stephen Dunn

Stephen Dunn is an American poet born on June 24, 1939. His poetry is known for its deep social consciousness and emotional expression, and has won numerous literary awards. more

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“This inner peace of mind occurs on three levels of understanding. Physical quietness seems the easiest to achieve, although there are levels and levels of this too, as attested by the ability of Hindu mystics to live buried alive for many days. Mental quietness, in which one has no wandering thoughts at all, seems more difficult, but can be achieved. But value quietness, in which one has no wandering desires at all but simply performs the acts of his life without desire, that seems the hardest.”