Samantha Lê

persona & confessional poet

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craft of writing

  • On Abstractions & Poetry

    A poet must maintain a healthy distrust of abstract language and concepts. Abstractions don’t know the direct route to the heart. Read more

  • On Being & Poetry

    Decades of crafting poems, and my drawer of words is crowded. Every time I open it, dragonflies escape. Read more