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Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Free-write: e.e. cummings

Our free-write today comes from American modernist e.e. cummings's "A Poet's Advice to Students":

Almost anybody can learn to think or believe or know, but not a single human being can be taught to feel. Why? Because whenever you think or you believe or you know, you're a lot of other people : but the moment you feel, you're nobody-but-yourself. 
Do you agree with cummings that you can be taught to think, believe, or know, but not to feel? Reflect on this in a five-minute free write.  Remember, you must not stop writing during the five minutes.  If you can't think of what to write, write "I can't think of what to write."

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