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Quiddity : a word I love. It means “the inherent nature or essence of someone or something.” The you-ness of you. That is what the best poets translate through their writing—formal or free verse, ruminative or praising, expansive or brief. It’s the way one listens to the singular voice channeled through themand delivers that voice alive on the page... See more
Poetry, unstacked
“When I got by myself I found myself and realized/if I was a child in these times, I wouldn’t want to follow in the steps of these guys”
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Mark Sabino • Camus and Curren$y: Why I Preach Indie
Once I got over being told I was unqualified or unworthy, the doubtful feeling that I wasn’t good enough ultimately became the fuel that propelled me forward. Finding myself in this position, more times than I can count, has been partially responsible for my successes.
Quincy Jones • 12 Notes: On Life and Creativity
inward,” those qualities of selfhood that are essential, persistent, and often hidden from others, the “ ‘inner-self’ [that] is not defined by achievements or knowledge or accomplishments but rather by the personal style of our approach to existence.”
Shaka McGlotten • Virtual Intimacies: Media, Affect, and Queer Sociality
The Indian philosopher Nisargadatta summed up the dilemma well: “Love tells me I am everything. Wisdom tells me I am nothing.28 And between these two banks, flows the river of my life.”