Every so often I find some poems that are too good for the readers of The Atlantic because they are a little too involved with the nature of poetry as such.
It is a way we reassess our past. We can do that in poetry in ways we can't...
I write poetry in order to live more fully.
I can see the humorous side of things and enjoy the fun when it comes but look where I will there seems to me always more sadness than joy in life.