Poetry Virgin

POETRY VIRGIN I am a poetry virgin - I’ve Never taken Shakespeare to bed Or been read a hot Winter’s Tale. I’ve never been Wilde with Oscar, Never seen any of E E Cummings (or goings). Thadly, I haven’t enjoyed thex with Thylvia Plath. These are poets, and know it, but can they do it? Was Longfellow aptly named by lovers? Was Thomas really as Hardy as they say? What was Willy Wordsworth? Not much? I’d like to try Robert - ( but oh, Burns on the rug ). I’ll bet Arna could show me a Bontemps , And John Betjeman - I’ll bet you, man. But I’d worry about who has Stephen Dunn. Oh well. Next time I need a bit of James Dickey I’ll just close my eyes and think of Gerald England