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Bill Knott: Our Farewells Lack the Plausibility of our Departures (Three paintings)

Bill Knott ((1940 – 2014) was an American poet and artist known for his wild originality.

June 12, 2025 · 8 Comments

Bill Knott: The Closet

I shall find room enough here
By excluding myself; by excluding myself, I’ll grow.

November 1, 2024 · 16 Comments

Bill Knott: A Sudden Departure

A sudden raisinstorm broke
Raisins falling everywhere pellmell.
The occasion uniqued my head, I thought
If this can happen raisins raining
Upon persons paining why I can leave anytime
Without feeling shame

July 12, 2022 · 2 Comments

Bill Knott: Sonnet

The way the world is not
astonished at you
it doesn’t blink a leaf
when we step from the house

June 9, 2022 · Leave a comment

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