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The Simple Truth // Philip Levine

Nov 25, 2007 04:46

I bought a dollar and a half's worth of small red potatoes ( Read more... )

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ktin520 November 25 2007, 17:32:23 UTC

This is the poem I tried to write over and over again in September. I'm glad to see that someone was able to manage it.

Thanks for posting!

acreofbones November 25 2007, 18:49:05 UTC

Oh, very beautiful, love.

frantic_writer November 25 2007, 19:30:25 UTC

I wrote a paper on Levine for contemporary poetry class. My favorite was "You can Have It"

iatrogenicmyth November 25 2007, 21:34:28 UTC

ohmygosh, me too.

in a poetry seminar I took in a high school gifted summer program, the professor read that poem out loud and it was the first time a poem has brought tears to my eyes. it wasn't the last, but you always remember your first, don't you?

rely_on_romance November 27 2007, 01:01:44 UTC

really really enjoy this. i generally enjoy everything you post. thanks!

fiftyfour November 27 2007, 09:25:52 UTC

some things you know all your life.

YES.