Poet: Jack Gilbert
Poem: Poetry Is A Kind Of Lying
Year: Published/Written in 1962
Comment 2 of 2, added on June 4th, 2005 at 1:32 AM.
Yes, Gilbert rightly belongs in that brave category of poets who eschew 'ancillary profit'; he is a true poet. And he reminds me of the desert mystic, his illusions burned clean, purified, with only the single last delusion left.
Rob from China
Comment 1 of 2, added on February 3rd, 2005 at 7:54 PM.
A wonderful poem! A person who does not lie, exaggerate or curry-flavour, has no choice but be silent!
from United States
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