How to be a human (to remind myself)
with thanks to Wendell Berry, How to Be a Poet (to remind myself)
Do not be afraid of despair. Sit with it instead. It is probably appropriate.
Make a place to sit down. Sit down. Be quiet. You must depend upon affection, reading, knowledge, skill - more of each than you have - inspiration, work, growing older, patience, for patience joins time to eternity. Any readers who like your poems, doubt their judgement
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