I try not to observe myself in the process of composing a poem because I don't want to come up with a formula, which I would then be unscrupulous in using. (Thom Gunn)

I try not to observe myself in the process of composing a poem because I don't want to come up with a formula, which I would then be unscrupulous in using.

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