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People have different responses to poetry. Some think it is vital and alive. John Adams is quoted in David McCullough's biography, John Adams, telling his son, "You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket." Many, though, think poetry is frivolous. When I told people I was writing a book of poetry, the response was often tepid, like I should have something better to do, something more respectable, more productive. Now that the book is finished, I fear Groucho Marx's comment may be all too real, "From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend to read it." Writing anything, but especially poetry, is frightening. When you're speaking, you look at the listener. If he stares off, falls asleep or throws up, you make adjustments. Writing is blind, a one-way communication into vulnerability, no redaction, no second chances. Poetry writing is worse. You ask the reader, within limited lines, to see, hear, smell, touch and taste the recipe you've prepared. Then to swallow and digest. Finally, assuming it stays down, to think and feel before leaving the table. Without the brain, heart and senses working in tandem, the verbal colors fade to black and white. I believe reading poetry is a talent not dissimilar to writing it. The poetry reader is an artist.
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