I Always Think W.s. Merwin's Poems Will

High School Is The Place Where Poetry Goes To Die.

By Clarity I Don't Mean That We're Always In Kind Of A Simple Area Where Everything Is Clear And Comforting And Understood. Clarity Is Certainly A Way Toward Disorientation Because If You Don't Start Out - If The Reader Isn't Grounded, If The Reader Is Disoriented In The Beginning Of The Poem, Then The Reader Can't Be Led Astray Or Disoriented Later.

I Was Able To Read Poets That Were - Allowed Me To Be Humorous Without Being Silly.

I Could Look At You Forever And Never See The Two Of Us Together

I Think Clarity Is The Real Risk In Poetry Because You Are Exposed. You're Out In The Open Field. You're Actually Saying Things That Are Comprehensible, And It's Easy To Criticize Something You Can Understand.