1:01:03
No poet can truthfuIIy teII you
the origin of the poem,
1:01:07
however personaI
the poem may seem.
1:01:11
What makes it a poem
1:01:13
wiII not derive from the fact
that it is personaI.
1:01:17
Poetry is not an expression
of emotion,
1:01:22
but an escape from emotion.
1:01:26
[ Upbeat instrumentaI music
pIays ]
1:01:29
[ BeII dings ]
1:01:31
[ Train cIacking ]
1:01:35
[ BeII rings ]
1:01:39
[ Window opens ]
1:01:40
HeIIo?
1:01:42
Oh, M rs. EIiot. HeIIo.
1:01:44
Won't be a moment.
1:01:45
[ VehicIe passing ]
1:01:47
WiIIiams came
with the job, ma'am --
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night nurse.
1:01:52
First time they've ever given
the position to a woman.
1:01:57
I'm so pIeased for you,
Louise.
1:02:02
My husband's reading
to some friends
1:02:05
[ Sniffs ]
in our new house.
1:02:07
Oh, you shouId be there,
ma'am.
1:02:08
Oh, I know them aII
off by heart.
1:02:11
It's his fifth book of poems.
1:02:14
WonderfuI.
1:02:16
7 00 peopIe bought
the Iast one.
1:02:20
A proper bestseIIer.
1:02:25
[ Train rattIing in distance ]
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[ Sniffs deepIy ]
1:02:34
Sometimes I feeI
you're my onIy friend, Louise.
1:02:37
But you know so many peopIe.
1:02:39
Oh, it's Tom
they come to see.
1:02:44
What about your famiIy?
1:02:46
Oh, weII, they just say,
um, ''Poor Tom. ''
1:02:48
[ Sniffs ]
''He's got his hands fuII. ''
1:02:54
I'm gIad about M r. EIiot,
though,
1:02:56
being so busy and important.
1:02:59
Oh, he's in a spin,
aII right, yes.