“Against Ted Hughes” by Don Wentworth
Wentworth – in his own quiet way – is as strong a supporter of poets as anyone I can name. His poem “Against Ted Hughes,” a piece included in his marvelous collection Past All Traps (Six Gallery Press, 2011), is very close to perfect writing.
Don Wentworth
Against Ted Hughes
Leaves will reattach themselves
to trees before being a poet
will ever be more
important than
being.
Very humbled, Sam … many, many thanks. Don
It’s a great poem – and collection, Don.