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jewel on the left side of the chest

In his poem “Some Advice to Those Who Will Serve Time in Prison” — a poem I love and recite just about every time I give a reading or talk — Nazim Hikmet says it’s possible to pass many years in prison “as long as the jewel on the left side of your chest doesn’t lose its luster.” Let me begin this new blog, on my updated site, with this very short post that honors that jewel, the heart we all share.

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This entry was posted on Sunday, April 20th, 2008 at 3:01 pm and is filed under poems, prison. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

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  1. Becky :

    Date: April 23, 2008 @ 8:08 am

    Hi Judith:

    Joseph was checking out your blog last night and he really liked the poem by Nazim Hikmet. He won’t write, but he wanted me to let you know.

    Becky

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