We can’t choose our poetic fathers any more than our biological ones – but we can choose how to come to terms with them.

Rodger Kamenetz
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We can’t choose our poetic fathers any more than our biological ones — but we can choose how to come to terms with them. So, can you imagine having a father who was a poet? A father who wrote poetry, but also a father who had no use for poetry? If you can, then you can imagine having many fathers. You can choose how to come to terms with your poetic fathers.

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