Elizabeth James

Elizabeth's poem, as workshopped:

it was
important
if it was important
as if it was important
as it was
as important as
acting as if it was important
acting important

acting it it was as if it was it
as if acting was important
if it was important acting acting

was it as important if it was acting
was it if it was important acting

as important as it was
if it was
it was acting was impo t
was a t acti wing or
s ift tw i
ngwa

For the things we have to learn before we can do them
we learn by doing them

Nichomachean Ethics, trans Ross.

Elizabeth comments.