Only poetry can measure the distance between ourselves and the Other. Author: Charles Simic Copy Quote More from Charles Simic “In their effort to divorce language and experience, deconstructionist critics r…” “One writes because one has been touched by the yearning for and the despair of …” “The stars know everything,So we try to read their minds.As distant as they are,…” “«ظلُّنا واحدٌ.لكن ظلُّ مَنْ منّا؟أودّ أن أقول:«لقد كان في البدايةوسيكون عند النهاية»،لكن…”