I admit to having had thoughts in the past about a volume of Selected Poems. Such a volume should stand as a statement that the poet has made it, has established a reputation worthy of posterity. It is a sign of the poet's stature and maturity. However, I have seen a bit of what "it" is, and I can live otherwise.I have no reputation worth the altitude, and posterity will so far outlive me that I can't think to recognize the shade of it. And "stature"...
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