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Harryette Mullen Quotes

I’ll be emotionally disturbed for as long as it takes

I’ll be emotionally disturbed for as long as it takes

Harryette Mullen
Long, Disturbed
Harryette Mullen (2002). “Sleeping with the Dictionary”, p.28, Univ of California Press

The spirit of tanka interests me more than following rigid conventions. As I understand it, the tradition allows a variety of approaches, from simple description and heartfelt expression to classical allusion and evocative wordplay. Succeeding generations rediscover and renew the form so that it retains its vitality.

Harryette Mullen
Simple, Expression, Heartfelt

The dream is not a map. A poem is not the territory. The dreamer reclines in a barbershop carpeted with Afro turf. In the dark some soul yells. It hurts to walk barefoot on cowrie shells.

Harryette Mullen
Dream, Hurt, Dark
Harryette Mullen (2002). “Sleeping with the Dictionary”, p.39, Univ of California Press

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