Daily Archives: January 26, 2007

Poem of the Week: We must risk delight

Posted on January 26, 2007 by cicada

My favorite poem of 2005. A Brief for the Defense Jack Gilbert, Refusing Heaven Sorrow everywhere. Slaughter everywhere. If babies are not starving someplace, they are starving somewhere else. With flies in their nostrils. But we enjoy our lives because … Continue reading →

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