Schemes, Dreams, and Some Thoughts on Poetry
Anne Sexton's "Her Kind"
I have always admired Anne Sexton's "Her Kind." It is as good and purposeful as the nib of a fountain pen sinking into a bloviating patriarch's fleshy old fanny.
Lucille Clifton and the African American Poetic Tradition
I had the pleasure of interviewing Lucille Clifton a long time ago when I was writing a book about her poetry. Near the end of the interview, she said something that I’ve been thinking about lately.