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Bicycle Quote by James Arthur

“I can't read my poem "Distracted by an Ergonomic Bicycle"…” quote by James Arthur — Download Open image

“I can't read my poem "Distracted by an Ergonomic Bicycle" without thinking of Seattle, where the events of the poem took place, and I can't read "In Defense of the Semicolon" without thinking of Toronto - but why should that matter to anyone else? If another reader imagines "In Defense of the Semicolon" taking place in New Orleans, great.”

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