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Each week, I talk with a poet I admire about some of the technical issues or magical moments they encountered on the way to creating a particular poem. This project is dedicated to my 12th-grade English teacher and lifelong friend, Phyllis Levitt, may she rest in poetry.                   

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Well, if you're a writer--of poetry or any other genre--you may get a look at (and an idea from) some of the techniques your peers are using to perfect their work. 

If you're a reader, you'll get a new understanding of the hard work that makes the magic possible.

And, no matter who you are, you are certain to discover talented writers who speak to you, with a new poet featured every Saturday, as well as a mid-week excursion into the archives. 

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A poet talks to his fellow poets--and occasionally to himself--about where poems come from. This project is dedicated to my 12th-grade English teacher and lifelong friend, Phyllis Levitt, may she rest in poetry.