Not fair to blame poets for the sad state of education, culture, politics. . .

& a lot of it isn't even sad.

Critical pincers.

writing poems
criticism
fame : 2 sides of the brain & a side of hash with croutons. A canna Makitcohere, chef.

Poem : indefensible heavy breathing. Quite an achievement in its own realm but easily dismissed.

Heavy breathing + acute hearing.

Patience & fortitude.

Careful with those pincers on onionskin graph paper.

Fair to be aware of the heavy angels on watch overhead : the angels of education, culture, politics. . . Miltonic sibillance on granite. . . Brodsky with a hawk on his wrist.