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Kay Ryan - a worthy US Poet Laureate at last!

avatarLeanne Hanson -- on Jul. 18 2008, from Just west of the lounge room
...solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

Congratulations to the US literary community for appointing this amazing poet -- I have nothing but immense love for anyone who, when asked if she had a "pet project" like most recent appointees, replied:  "I thought I might take it upon myself to prevent all bad poetry from being published during my reign."

 

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Stephan Ansteyfrom Lowell, MA
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on Jul. 18 2008


hahahaha. She clearly has a delightful little God(dess) complex going on there. It's quite endearing.

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Vidalia
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on Sep. 17 2008


BTW - Having issues with making a comment - it didn't want to come up with this box - had to preview and cut and paste...

 

I had not heard of her until recently - and I think she is wonderful.

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