Great Regulars: The great American poet William Carlos Williams

taught us that if a poem can capture a moment in life, and bathe it in the light of the poet's close attention, and make it feel fresh and new, that's enough, that's adequate, that's good. Here is a poem like that by Rachel Contreni Flynn, who lives in Illinois.

The Yellow Bowl

from Ted Kooser: American Life in Poetry: Column 266

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