Great Regulars: People who think of themselves as poets,

generally speaking, want to leave a legacy, great or small. We want future generations to read our work, whether it's one poem or 10 books of poems. Sometimes we project our meaning of life onto other beings:

[by James Tate]

Teaching the Ape to Write Poems

from Kristen Hoggatt: The Smart Set: Ask a Poet: Life Sentences

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