...comes from the lines: "it is difficult/to get the news from poems/ but men die miserably every day/for lack/ of what is found there", from William Carlos' Williams' "Asphodel, That Greeny Flower".
I'm often asked to forward poems I love, quote, mention, recite, or tuck into friend's gifts or students' hands. So here they are: my (very incomplete and ongoing) collection of poems that make my life worth living and noticing.
I encourage readers to BUY THE BOOKS linked to the poems. Simply put, buying poetry keeps poetry going. Most books cost less than a bottle of wine, yet a poem to live by and with lasts far beyond any glass of Malbec or Pinot Grigio.
If I cross any lines regarding copyright, please let me know and I will correct the matter immediately. For now, anything posted is either public domain or already posted by someone else in what is becoming known as "the cloud", i.e., cyberspace.
Post and comments I hope to receive on this blog: your reactions to the poems, and titles of or links to poems you love as well. As a writer and teacher, I do ask that people spell-check and punctuate their posts. We are in the company of beautiful words, so we need to dress our own language as fits the occasion.
Finally, I hope these poems speak to or for you as well.
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