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How To Be A Poet Part 1 (Daymakers S02Ep3)
This week, the Daymakers discuss what it means to be a poet. There's a pretentious, shallow way of being a poet, by dressing and acting the part; and there's truly being a poet with one's soul. But what does that mean? The Daymakers look at some historical and anthropological materials on the subject and consider a number of poetic role models along the way.
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