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THE POET’S ORIGINAL ROLE

November 25, 2024

is to explore the reaches of her or his private psyche, pushing against usual psychological boundaries until they give, opening up a new mystical territory – the psyche of the people, of the species itself – perceiving a spectacular vision of inner reality that the poet communicates to the people, translating that vision through words, rhythm, or song.

(Not long ago, friend handed this to me on a scrap of note paper. In the upper left corner was the name “Seth”)

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