"You think it's me / but it's only me"
Stafford, Pagis, Merwin, Stallings, Dickinson
William Stafford:
Dan Pagis (tr. from Hebrew by Lisa Katz):
W.S. Merwin:
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A.E. Stallings:
Emily Dickinson:
Death warrants are / supposed to be / believed to be / An enginery of equity / A [hazardous] merciful mistake / A pencil in an [dainty] Idol's / Hand / A Devotee has cool—bland oft consigned / To Crucifix or [stake] Block
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Wonderful poems, Sean, especially the Stafford and the Merwin.