Just let it go, man.

— wise words from a decent man

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A few moments ago, I met with a former poetry column editor for the New York Times about one of the poems I wrote for my thesis. Now, I know you have at least three questions:

1. “Were you nervous?” — Uhhh yes. Yes I was.

2. “Was the editor cool, at least?” — He was actually really chill. And honest.

3. “Did you want to pee you…