The poem contains the ideas of the poet. The child contains the genetic information of the parents. Part of you is in Ivan. The poem and the child didn't spring up ex nihilo.
--- On Sat, 2/14/09, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
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> A poem isn't external to the poet? A child isn't
> external to his or her parent?
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