The writer of the book on a now neglected poet wrote
that the poet “was doing the work of keeping her name
and her work in front of her peers; she was extremely
well-known at the time. She did it for the…the prestige
and the control….” I thought we looked to poets for
the truth. Wouldn’t you think that if we are to look to
poets for truth that we would find those who embody
great character and integrity like the great truth teller
Jesus? We don’t expect truth tellers to be vain and
controlling like the now neglected poet, but it simply
may be that there are but two truths — one, a
great gift doesn’t always come in the nicest
wrapping; two, the wrapping may offer a gift of
its own — sad as that may be.