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> [I tell my students to think of poems as language plus, language with value added beyond its everyday use.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monica-youn/i-tell-my-students-to-think-of-poems-as-language-plus-language-with/)

[Monica Youn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monica-youn/)

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## More by Monica Youn

> [I tell my students to think of poems as language plus, language with value added beyond its everyday use.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monica-youn/i-tell-my-students-to-think-of-poems-as-language-plus-language-with/)

[Monica Youn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monica-youn/)

> [Part of my reaction to my diagnosis of infertility was deeply sarcastic and critical, part of it was morbid, part of it was numb,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monica-youn/part-of-my-reaction-to-my-diagnosis-of-infertility-was-deeply/)

[Monica Youn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monica-youn/)

> [I don't experience "emotions" then "analyze" them; they always reach me pre-analyzed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monica-youn/i-don-t-experience-emotions-then-analyze-them-they-always-reach-me/)

[Monica Youn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monica-youn/)

> [When you think about the concept of infertility, for example, it's not just medical; it's a repository of so many personal and societal meanings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monica-youn/when-you-think-about-the-concept-of-infertility-for-example-it-s-not/)

[Monica Youn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monica-youn/)

> [I'm blissfully not writing anything. Just doing a lot of reading and hopefully some thinking as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monica-youn/i-m-blissfully-not-writing-anything-just-doing-a-lot-of-reading-and/)

[Monica Youn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monica-youn/)

> [I can't even imagine having twins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monica-youn/i-can-t-even-imagine-having-twins/)

[Monica Youn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monica-youn/)

> [When you talk about "infertility" you're already using a land-based metaphor - a woman's body compared to property, to be considered fruitful or barren.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monica-youn/when-you-talk-about-infertility-you-re-already-using-a-land-based/)

[Monica Youn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monica-youn/)

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