Poetry is and has been many things to me
in my life. It has kept me from drowning beneath the weight of
grief when dealing with the death of my father or the loss of a love...
it has been a comfort, something familiar when I was far away from
home... and it has been a method of self-discovery, an adventure which
really only has one ending. Whatever it is, poetry is fascinating
to me, and I don't make any apologies for the poems of mine that you
will find below (though maybe that's unwise!). Enjoy the
selection... it'll be added to when I get the time.
Elizabeth Bishop