I think I said this like 40 years ago in a poem — use a single word as an oar that could get you through the days, just by holding a word, thinking a… - Naomi Shihab Nye

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I think I said this like 40 years ago in a poem — use a single word as an oar that could get you through the days, just by holding a word, thinking about it differently, and seeing how that word rubs against other words, how it interplays with other words. There’s a luxury in that kind of thinking about language and text, but it’s very basic, as well. It’s simple. It’s invisible. It doesn’t cost anything.