Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Great Regulars: There are lots of poems in which

a poet expresses belated appreciation for a parent, and if you don't know Robert Hayden's poem, "Those Winter Sundays," you ought to look it up sometime. In this lovely sonnet, Kathy Mangan, of Maryland, contributes to that respected tradition.

The Whistle

from Ted Kooser: American Life in Poetry: Column 242

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