For Many Years, I Thought A Poem

I Was Appointed Poet Laureate. It Came Totally Out Of The Blue Because Most Poet Laureates Had Been Considerably Older Than I. It Was Not Something That I Even Had Begun To Dream About!

Everybody Who's Anybody Longs To Be A Tree.

If The Poem Is So Moving That Even If You Have No Experience In That Particular Setting Be It 1920's Harlem Let's Say. You Still Are So Moved That You Can Put Yourself In That Position. That Means That The Writer Has Managed To Go Beyond The Personal And Touch The Humanity In All Of Us And It's Really A Blast To Read It Because I Realize How That This Does Hold True For The Truly Great Poems.

If We Really Want To Be Full And Generous In Spirit, We Have No Choice But To Trust At Some Level.

My Favorite Poets May Not Be Your Bread And Butter. I Have More Favorite Poems Than Favorite Poets.