Prologue

I have said it before.  I know that poetry is dead or at least dying.  This does not make me afraid.  Involvement with the process of poetry is enough; the subjective relevance is enough.

 

If there is still a common level of experience so that mine becomes yours -- so be it.  This has been called elitist.  I say unapologetic.

 

Involvement in the process makes me different than you but brings me closer to you.  I am no longer afraid.