I had no idea that the gate I would step through to finally enter…

I had no idea that the gate I would step through to finally enter this world would be the space my brother’s body made.

Marie Howe

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What turned up: The Gate, What the Living Do (1997), opening sentence; Full poem read in licensed Academy publication. Complete 24-word opening sentence, preserving line breaks; the poem remembers the speaker’s brother who died at twenty-eight. Copyright 1997, W. W. Norton; one word remains in this book budget.
Work: The Gate, What the Living Do (1997), opening sentence
Sources checked: poets.orgChecked using manual, 20 October 2026The Gate, What the Living Do (1997), opening sentence; Full poem read in licensed Academy publication. Complete 24-word opening sentence, preserving line breaks; the poem remembers the speaker’s brother who died at twenty-eight. Copyright 1997, W. W. Norton; one word remains in this book budget.

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