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David's avatar

Merwin knew that the line break was doing something that punctuation couldn't. "We stood up and started to dance without music" is a better ending than almost anything I've read this week.

Rochelle Jewel Shapiro's avatar

I wish there were more poems posted that were both understandable, visually impactful, and eeply emotional as this is, though artfully understated!

kaylen alexandra's avatar

Im studying Merwin right now- my grandmother’s poetry aligns with his tone and it all feels very synchronistic ✨

Lovely piece, thank you for spotlighting this brilliant former Laureate.

Karan Kapoor's avatar

How lovely, kaylen. Thank you for your kind readership🌻