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Jim Jarmusch

I think it comes from really liking literary forms. Poetry is very beautiful, but the space on the page can be as affecting as where the text is. Like when Miles Davis doesn't play, it has a poignancy to it.

Jim Jarmusch

Poetry

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Jim Jarmusch is saying that the way poetry looks on the page, including the empty spaces, can have a strong emotional impact just like the words themselves. He compares this to how the silence in Miles Davis's music adds meaning and feeling, showing that what is not said or played can be just as powerful as what is.

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