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Poetry: On poems

How to Give Birth to a Poem

You must give the poem time. You should never rush the poem or induce labour. The poem must be born naturally, word by word sentence by sentence feet first head first or all at once in a rush, stumbling over itself.

Once the poem is out kicking, screaming on the white sheet, time to cut the umbilical cord.

You are free to test the poem. Count how many fingers and toes it has. Is the poem a boy or a girl? What colour are its eyes? Close your eyes. Open them. See the poem for the first time. Press your ear against the poem's chest and hear its heartbeat - One, two. One, two. One, two.

Dress the poem and give it a name.

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