Stuart Moulder (@smmoulder): "“The two largest animals on earth are blue whales and poet’s egos.” I don’t know if this is really true (lots of egos out there that are yet to be measured scientifically). But what a fantastic quip!"

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“The two largest animals on earth are blue whales and poet’s egos.”

I don’t know if this is really true (lots of egos out there that are yet to be measured scientifically). But what a fantastic quip!

Sherman Alexie

Many years ago, I was invited to give a poetry reading in Buffalo, NY. They paid for my flight and accommodations. And gave me a honorarium. Best of all, they were very kind hosts. During my day of classroom visits, they asked me if a local poet could also read that evening. “Sure,” I said, assuming that poet would be young, and would pe…

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