... how poet and public stared at each other with righteous indignation, till the poet said, Since you won't read me, I'll make sure you can't —is one of the most complicated and interesting of stories.


"The Obscurity of the Poet". p. 9 - No Other Book: Selected Essays (1999)


How poet and public stared at each other with righteous indignation, till the poet said, Since you won't read me, I'll make sure you can't —is one...

How poet and public stared at each other with righteous indignation, till the poet said, Since you won't read me, I'll make sure you can't —is one...

How poet and public stared at each other with righteous indignation, till the poet said, Since you won't read me, I'll make sure you can't —is one...

How poet and public stared at each other with righteous indignation, till the poet said, Since you won't read me, I'll make sure you can't —is one...