personal conflict, [Elinor Morton] Wylie retains her sharp-edged poise. This week's poem epitomises her ability to make a bold, hard metaphorical shell for difficult emotion. She packed her poems in salt, as Yeats advised, and they have lasted well. They deserve to be much better known.
Sanctuary
from Carol Rumens: The Guardian: Books blog: Poem of the week: Sanctuary
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