In a Dark Time … The Eye Begins to See

I’m not sure whether I like Creeley’s “I Know a Man” because Mike has quoted it to me a couple of times or just because it appealed to me. Turns out, though, that it’s one of Creeley’s most famous poems, as discussed in great detail here: I KNOW A MAN As I sd to my friend, because [...]

I haven’t found nearly as many poems that I liked in the middle section of Robert Creeley’s Selected Poems as I did in the early section. That’s probably partially due to the fact that I generally prefer short, lyrical poems to longer poems. But it’s also due to a shift in focus. Some of the [...]

When I suddenly find a number of poems I like clustered together after reading the previous hundred pages and scarcely finding one I liked, I wonder if it’s me or the poet that’s at fault. Have I been reading in some kind of mental daze, unable to recognize a masterpiece when I see it? Generally, [...]