Herring!
I've been away for a while, and was delighted to read this poem. I'm just floored by the style of it; how it can somehow be so disarmingly direct without seeming simplistic. Really beautiful.
Have you ever read anything by a poet name Paul Violi? He's generally labeled a "satirical poet," probably because so many of his poems seem like little jokes, except with a few emotional twists of the knife. For example, he has published a poem called something like "Errata and Corrections" at the end of one of his books, which instructs the reader to go back and change some words from earlier poems into totally different ones, which have far-reaching effects. It sounds silly, but it's really great stuff. Any other suggestions? I'll have to check out Billy Collins...
best,
Scott
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Herring!
I've been away for a while, and was delighted to read this poem. I'm just floored by the style of it; how it can somehow be so disarmingly direct without seeming simplistic. Really beautiful.
Have you ever read anything by a poet name Paul Violi? He's generally labeled a "satirical poet," probably because so many of his poems seem like little jokes, except with a few emotional twists of the knife. For example, he has published a poem called something like "Errata and Corrections" at the end of one of his books, which instructs the reader to go back and change some words from earlier poems into totally different ones, which have far-reaching effects. It sounds silly, but it's really great stuff. Any other suggestions? I'll have to check out Billy Collins...
best,
Scott
I've been away for a while, and was delighted to read this poem. I'm just floored by the style of it; how it can somehow be so disarmingly direct without seeming simplistic. Really beautiful.
Have you ever read anything by a poet name Paul Violi? He's generally labeled a "satirical poet," probably because so many of his poems seem like little jokes, except with a few emotional twists of the knife. For example, he has published a poem called something like "Errata and Corrections" at the end of one of his books, which instructs the reader to go back and change some words from earlier poems into totally different ones, which have far-reaching effects. It sounds silly, but it's really great stuff. Any other suggestions? I'll have to check out Billy Collins...
best,
Scott
