On not being Tony Harrison not being Milton
So I am not by nature a poet
I'm teacher; and I pour my blood
Sweat and tears into my trade. Milton could
Never know what it feels like to walk through
The Bronx and see the invisible, the
Homeless, proverbial huddled masses
Who don't even know how to yearn. Let
Alone tackle pentameter. But let
Me tell you, Maslow's hierarchy of
Needs is some classist bullshit. There is
No virtue in being able to quote
Milton or even being able to
Quote Tony Harrison who's not Milton.
But joy, love, and kindness exist outside
Of literary precident.
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