I was fortunate enough to read with Paul Hoover several years ago as part of the Word Temple series hosted by Katherine Hastings. His work is surprising and inventive, but less beyond my reach than I remember it being, which is probably a good thing and (I hope) a reflection of some elasticity of mind or imagination I didn't have when I was living in more stressful circumstances. Hoover is a poet I would never try to imitate (could never imitate). But I also feel as though I could learn a lot from him.
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