MS: There is only one reason to be envious of the…
Essays
by
Wallace Shawn
April 9, 2026 - April 10, 2026
(essay-collections)
Shawn, W. (2009). Essays. Haymarket Books.
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I’d slink into expensive hotels
p.139
the best that’s written in our language
WS: What did you mean when you said that a poet’s…
p.137
that area where the inside meets the outside
MS: Well, I think a poet’s focus is not quite wha…
p.136
to hold on to the loss that is in the poem
MS: Well, when I say the unknown—death is the gre…
p.134
you clear a psychic space for poetry
MS: Well, a good reader of poetry may be very muc…
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Introduction
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“MORALITY”
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PATRIOTISM
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UP TO OUR NECKS IN WAR
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ISRAEL ATTACKS GAZA
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READING PLAYS
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AESTHETIC PREFERENCES
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