Poetry Is The Establishment Of

I Took To Wearing A Black Tie Known As The Ascot, With Long Drooping Ends. I Had Seen Pictures Of Painters, Sculptors, Poets, Wearing This Style Of Tie.

We Read Robert Browning's Poetry. Here We Needed No Guidance From The Professor: The Poems Themselves Were Enough.

And All Poets Love Dust And Mist Because All The Last Answers. Go Running Back To Dust And Mist.

We Had Two Grand Antique Professors Who Had Been Teaching At Lombard Since Before I Was Born.

Poetry Is The Harnessing Of The Paradox Of Earth Cradling Life And Then Entombing It.