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I’m interested in revelation, in what will be revealed through the poem, through me — not what I have to reveal, but what it has to reveal.
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The speaker draws a line between deliberately presenting personal information and allowing meaning to emerge through the poem. “Revelation” here means what the poem may disclose, with the speaker serving as a channel rather than the sole source of the message. The emphasis is on discovery through the poem, not self-explanation.
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