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The ancient Greek "oral poets" all had this anxiety about the deficiencies of their memories and always began poems by praying to the muse to help them remember.

David Antin
Memories, Anxiety, Greek
"A Conversation with David Antin". Book by David Antin, Charles Bernstein, 2002.
The ancient Greek oral poets all had this anxiety about the deficiencies of their memories and always began poems by praying to the muse to help them remember.