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\Now, do I believe that poems change persons? Yes. Do I believe they change people? No. I’m interested in the effects poets like Adrienne Rich and Allen Ginsberg began to have on culture over time, but I don’t know that I can quantify that other than to say that reading Rich’s books helped me understand my thinking was
How my heart sings 
Katherine, I am curently reading more poetry than I have in a long time. Reading the classical Greeks and Romans–Sappho and Cattaulus. I hope you are well.
Hello David, I think reading all sorts of poetry is a good idea ear and I wrote a couple of free verse poems last week. We are snowed in at the moment but I am well thank you and I hope you and your family are all well
We are all well here, Our brutal snow usually begins n January.
So we are having it worse than you at the moment but usually get ours is not that bad Out big worry is the fuel. A lot of people are struggling financially
I just have to keep trying Katherine