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Poets Work

September 17, 2009

Reading Niedecker for a poetry craft class. This poem makes me smile:

Poet’s Work
by Lorine Niedecker

Grandfather
advised me:
Learn a trade

I learned
to sit at desk
and condense

No layoffs
from this
condensery

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