Bud the Teacher

    Kevin’s poetry — and frankly, his ability to consistently crank out such creatively elegant stuff — impresses me.  Here’s my favorite bit of his most recent poem:

So here I am, now, turning her into a poem
and then pushing her out the door of my mind on a raft of words
into your ear, dear reader, dear listener,
hoping only that she finds anchor in some friendly port
on the other side of the world.

Good poems make me want to try to write good poems.  And that’s how it’s supposed to be.