"you're never not going to be a philosopher" lol thank u poetry professor. today's conference on the purpose, point, and place of poetry esp. in post-scarcity world.
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"if you don't have to write, then simply don't" "if it is a necessity to write, then write."
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poetry is never going to pay the bills. also, how do you cope with knowing you'll never be a popular writer?
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translation used to be a free for all. and it was better when it was.
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what does exile do to a person, such that they often end up writing
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the no. 1 NYT writer sucks, and yet, who am I to deny that they are no. 1? also, who am I to continue to write, quietly thinking that I am better?
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these are books that are written with significant craft and are laser targeted at the fat hump under the middle of the curve. admire the craft even if you (rightfully) scorn the content.pic.twitter.com/fxOVXgYDgC
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the craft is so fine tuned here that these authors more or less write the same book over and over again, with minor changes to the input parameters
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unsure why you dictate with an imperative tone here but ok, was mostly referencing rupi kaur in my own tweet, and mostly talking about poetry rather than fiction.
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nah its cool i mean you have a point, i agree that craft can be genius even when ideas or 'content' is not
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