The Heart Of The Matter Seems To Me To Be The Direct Interaction Between One's Making A Poem In English And A Poem In The Language That One Understands And Values. I Don't See How You Can Do It Otherwise. - SearchQuotes

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The heart of the matter seems to me to be the direct interaction between one's making a poem in English and a poem in the language that one understands and values. I don't see how you can do it otherwise.

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