You must have a voluminous collection of poetry to be able to pull five or six poems which deal with specific topics.
I always thank you for such a wide array since, even though I’m familiar with many there are so many more poets you introduce who fascinate me. Each of them, too, also seem to tap into a particular slant on the subject, ones which never fail to impress me.
You must have a voluminous collection of poetry to be able to pull five or six poems which deal with specific topics.
I always thank you for such a wide array since, even though I’m familiar with many there are so many more poets you introduce who fascinate me. Each of them, too, also seem to tap into a particular slant on the subject, ones which never fail to impress me.
Michael Longley's powerful poem brings the Odysseus scene to life more vividly than anything I've read before. Whoa!
thank you.
In the Desert
BY STEPHEN CRANE
In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, “Is it good, friend?”
“It is bitter—bitter,” he answered;
“But I like it
“Because it is bitter,
“And because it is my heart.”