Great poets have the ability to extract essence -- to cut the fat of words and thought until all they are left with is core. All masters do the same. They make things clear. They lift the every day ordinary, and turn it into "art." Michelangelo said he "cut away the extra marble until we could see the David." Barack Obama cut through the haze of politics for millions of people to vote. Michael Jordan got people totally uninterested in sports to watch basketball. Julia Child got Americans cooking...
Great poets have the ability to extract essence -- to cut the fat of words and thought until all they are left with is core. All masters do the same. They make things clear. They lift the every day ordinary, and turn it into "art." Michelangelo said he "cut away the extra marble until we could see the David." Barack Obama cut through the haze of politics for millions of people to vote. Michael Jordan got people totally uninterested in sports to watch basketball. Julia Child got Americans cooking...
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