tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20502279.post1375615985709272712..comments2023-11-03T03:33:00.860-07:00Comments on Jennifer Bartlett, Poet: Which Books could Poetry not Live Without?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20502279.post-55683121416267949432008-04-29T22:19:00.000-07:002008-04-29T22:19:00.000-07:00jennifer:there are many poet who have changed not ...jennifer:<BR/><BR/>there are many poet who have changed not simply my thinking but my life as i live it. the idea of making it or toiling in obscurity however troubles me. since what is making mean. one could be seemingly successful poet but quickly forgotten. while those who toil on might somehow be discovered by time. it's all a crapshoot and frankly to troublesome to worry over. <BR/><BR/>better for me is how i conduct my life as a poet and as a human being. as i live in the present which enfolds also the past and future. in other words, the language of poetry and the language of our daily existence is indistinguishable. just roll up the sleeves and get on with our work. <BR/><BR/>as for poets who make me glad to be alive, there are too many to mention. but i will mention one. the french poet rene char. new directions published a slim selected back in the early 90s and when i first read char's poem 'the basket weaver's love' i've not been the same since.richard lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331807433806381883noreply@blogger.com