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1 " He is being nibbled to death by ducks.--More Later, Less the Same "
― James Tate , Selected Poems
2 " They didn't have much troubleteaching the ape to write poems:first they strapped him into a chair,then tied the pencil around his hand(the paper had already been nailed down).Then Dr. Bluespire leaned over his shoulderand whispered into his ear:'You look like a god sitting there.Why don't you try writing something? "
3 " When a clock dies no one wakes. "