Laughter Is Just A Slowed Down Scream

Writers Tend To Consider Distinction And Originality As Virtues, But They Are Anathema To Publishers.

Let Me Tell You About The End Of The World. It Happened Fifty Years Ago. Maybe A Hundred. And Since Then It's Been Lovely. I Mean It. Nobody Tries To Bother You. You Can Relax. You Know What? I Like The End Of The World.

So, Without Saying Anything To The Others, It Made Its Way To The Farthest Corner Of The Meadow And Began To Toast An Imaginary Muffin. That Was Always The Best Way To Unwind When Things Got To Be Too Much For It.

Poets Are Regarded As Handicapped Writers Whose Work Must Be Treated With A Tender Condescension, Such As One Accords The Athletic Achievements Of Basketball Players Confined To Wheelchairs.

For A Lot Of People, Poetry Tends To Be Dull. It's Not Read Much. It Takes A Special Kind Of Training And A Lot Of Practice To Read Poetry With Pleasure. It's Like Learning To Like Asparagus.