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   Clive Thompson (clive@saturation.social)'s status on Saturday, 02-Sep-2023 01:07:08 JST Clive Thompson

   "The Curious Power of Memorizing Poems"

   My essay on the interesting cognitive effects of having a lot of poetry loaded into the live RAM of your mind

   https://clivethompson.medium.com/the-curious-power-of-memorizing-poems-1b028a77a9f6

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     band@octodon.social's status on Saturday, 02-Sep-2023 01:07:06 JST band

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     @clive wonderful post;-- will be memorizing more. years ago E.E. Cummins poem Buffalo Bill's was posted in the NYC subway (i read it on every ride) and the last two lines stay with me: "... how do you like your blue-eyed boy / Mister Death"

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     band@octodon.social's status on Saturday, 02-Sep-2023 01:29:03 JST band

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     @clive in addition to poetry there are the bits of songs that also get involved with thinking.
     also, "free association" is another way notions get connected for me.

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     Clive Thompson (clive@saturation.social)'s status on Saturday, 02-Sep-2023 01:29:05 JST Clive Thompson

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     omg that's a great one!

     I have a couple of his committed to memory, including "somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond"