"a black parrot repeating"
Schuyler, Flynn, Dickinson, Olds, Simpson
James Schuyler:
Nick Flynn:
Emily Dickinson:
The Infinite a / sudden Guest / Has been assumed / to be—But how can that / stupendous come / Which never went away?
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In a sudden, I became a nick flynn fan.
Thanks. I like the poems, but I'm particularly glad to be reminded of Ruth Stone, someone I haven't looked at for a long time.