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Why Some People Do Not Read Poetry W.S. Merwin Because they already know that it means stopping and without stopping they know that beyond stopping it will mean listening listening without hearing and maybe then hearing without hearing and what would they hear then what good would it be to them like some small animal crossing the road suddenly there but not seeming to move at night and they are late and may be on the wrong road over the mountain with all the others asleep and not hitting it that time as though forgetting it again
August 10, 2026 at 8:43 PM