QUOTE : It's true, these last few years I've lived <br />watching myself in the act of loss—the art of losing, <br />Elizabeth Bishop called it, but for me no art <br />only badly-done exercises <br />acts of the heart forced to question <br />its presumptions in this world its mere excitements <br />acts of the body forced to measure <br />all instincts against pain <br />acts of parting trying to let go <br />without giving up yes Elizabeth <br /> a city here <br />a village there a sister, comrade, cat <br />and more no art to this but anger