“Don’t scorn your life just because it’s not dramatic, or it’s impoverished, or it looks dull, or it’s workaday. Don’t scorn it. It is where poetry is taking place if you’ve got the sensitivity to see it, if your eyes are open.”
– Philip Levine
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Yes, yes, yes. Beautiful. I need to remember this every day, especially on Mondays. Thank you.
I adore this quote, Lindsey. Thank you.