Sam Robinson (@sunworship): "Discounting song lyrics, which probably had a larger impact on me than any written poems, in high school I came across a volume of Lorca’s poetry put out by Bloodaxe Books… I don’t remember the title, but it has the line about how “my unborn children are chasing me.” I’ll have t…"

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Discounting song lyrics, which probably had a larger impact on me than any written poems, in high school I came across a volume of Lorca’s poetry put out by Bloodaxe Books… I don’t remember the title, but it has the line about how “my unborn children are chasing me.” I’ll have to update with the text later when I’m home.

D. Vaughnrohrer Ray what say you

Q: What is the poem that drew you to poetry?

I really can’t recall the first poems that got my attention, although it was likely Poe or Shakespeare or one of those that get taught in school.

The first poem that I consciously recall being truly fascinated by was Arthur Rimbaud’sLe Bateau Ivre (The Drunken Boat), which one can read here, if …

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