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In "Poet, Lover, Birdwatcher," the speaker describes the process of writing poetry and compares it to being a lover or a birdwatcher. The speaker notes that "to force the pace and never to be still" will not get one very far if one wants to "study birds / or women" (lines ).

The speaker then reveals the point of these comparisons: "The best poets wait for words" (3).

The speaker notes that this waiting should not be strenuous and instead should be as peaceful as "patient love relaxing on a hill" (5).

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From this relaxation, the poet/lover/birdwatcher can notice details, like a bird's wing or the moment a woman gives in to love.

The speaker moves on to say that he finds much more meaning from "slow movement" (11). In order to find the rarer birds, the speaker advises, one must go off the beaten path toward areas that are "remote and thorny" (15).

Once one arrives at such a location, the b