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Lines That Didn’t Make The Cut #4

Richard Jeffrey Newman

by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Lines That Didn’t Make The Cut #4

You did not create

the arrogance

that lies in wait.

Wilted in the sun,

surrendered generosity

is not an accident.

Facts matter.

So does silence.

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I'm a poet and essayist. I write about poetry, writing, and translation; gender and sexuality; Jewish identity and culture; and the politics of higher education.

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