The movie, Paterson, gives the impression that poetry arrives whole, unbroken. That the poet’s primary job is to get out the way and let it flow.
And that is part of the job. But mostly a poet is a plumber, muscling straight and elbowed PVC pipe into an elegant white labyrinth which directs water from the well and flushes crap to the sewer.
And that is part of the job. But mostly a poet is a plumber, muscling straight and elbowed PVC pipe into an elegant white labyrinth which directs water from the well and flushes crap to the sewer.
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