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My favorite poem in the latest issue of poetry was "The First Line is the Deepest," by Kim Addonizio. The trick is to find all the references to other poems/poets all over the piece. (The poet also reads the poem on the Poetry Web site.) The link to read the poem is here. She reads aloud on the podcast here.
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Do you know any of the poems/poets that Kim does refer to?
The poetry magazine podcast here (http://www.poetryfoundation.org/journal/audioitem.html?id=676) discusses some of the references, if you'd like to listen. Her segment of the podcast begins around 10:40. References specifically: Manley-Hopkins, Sexton, Larkin, Parker, Elliott, Frost...
The title is a reference to Cat Stevens lyrics -- The First Cut Is the Deepest.
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