Rebounding

Rebounding

More Light

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Michael Klein
Jul 04, 2025
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Carolyn Forche recently posted a quote by George Oppen that I’ve been thinking about for days:

“I think there is no light in the world
but the world

And I think there is light.”

As if to say—the world is enough—which is not to say, as Wordsworth would have it, the world is too much with us.

That savage of fire,
That seed,
Have it your way.

The world is ugly,
And…

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