Cure

I need to feel wind,
driving rain, and tides, again,
to wash my spirit;
I hope, to cleanse me of all
this life never should have known.

© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026

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Don’t Read Poetry by Stephanie Burt

The cover of Burt's Don't Read Poetry. It shows what looks like an uprooted daffodil. #poetry #poetrycommunity I have been working through books on reading, writing, and teaching poetry in preparation for writing a new poetry module. In this post I will review Stephanie Burt’s Don’t Read Poetry: A Book about How to Read Poetry. I’ll put the conclusion up front: I think it’s great.

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