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Yeats��� great poem is about his personal mythology but the first stanza fits our times

A fine poem by Virginia poet Kelly Cherry who died far too soon

A lesser known poem by Poe

Jane Hirshfield is one of my favorite contemporary poets

Shelley���s poem reveals the fate of all kings and dictators

An appropriate poem for Spring by Wordsworth

Galway Kinnell one of the outstanding poets of the second half of the 20th Century

Doris Roe, my senior year high school English teacher, had me memorize and recite this poem. It remains a favorite Shakespeare Sonnet.

Goethe on critics

A poem of mine influenced by Emily Dickinson

This poem of mine was influenced by rereading Emily Dickinson and particularly her ���I am nobody��� poem.

It is included in the chapbook collection, Finite to Fail. I have a few print copies left. Otherwise, only the eBook version is available from Amazon.