The second, and I think this is the much more overt and I think it is the main cause, I have been increasingly demonstrating or trying to demonstrate that every possible stance a critic, a scholar, a teacher can take towards a poem is itself inevitably and necessarily poetic.

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This quote suggests that the act of analyzing or interpreting poetry, whether as a critic, scholar, or teacher, is inherently poetic in nature. The speaker believes that every possible perspective or stance one can take towards a poem is a form of poetry itself. This implies that the process of engaging with literature goes beyond a simple study of words and structure; it involves connecting with the emotional and artistic elements of the poem, thereby blurring the boundaries between analytical and creative approaches.

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