Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Poetic Obituaries: "The poem comes

in the form of a blessing," he [Stanley Kunitz]] said simply of his work. "Through the years I have found this gift of poetry to be life-sustaining, life-enhancing and absolutely unpredictable. Does one live, therefore, for the sake of poetry? No, the reverse is true: poetry is for the sake of life."

from U.S. Department of State: Washington File: U.S. Poet Laureate Stanley Kunitz Dies at 100

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