Unbelievably beautiful.

Wow! Just wow!

Sorted out my problem and fixed it, Jayne. And thanks, Bill, for the link. At the risk of sounding like Donald Trump - the poem is great!

Alicia's Divine Comedy--fabulous!

Susan

Standing up to join in the applause.

Nine visions for the nine Muses. She hooks you from the beginning and keeps you focused through 288 lines.

Thanks, Bill, for alerting us to this treasure!

I'm trying to stop myself here, but I can't.

This is a rather, if not very, dull interview. It's hardly Alicia's fault, though she could have rattled the cage of someone asking these questions form central casting about technique and Greek, throwing the ball back in the interviewer's court. I have heard her answer some of these questions before, more than once. And it's not like I follow her career any more closely than the next guy does.

Yes, she says what we formalists want to hear. But we shouldn't demand to be told what we want to hearr. And we should expect a much more lively exchange with a poet of Alicia's caliber.

If I am not mistaken, the exact same questions are asked of Erica Dawson in the same issue.

It seems to me that Alicia shows colossal patience in this situation.

Selah,
R. Mullin.

The poem is wonderful. As I was reading through it, I was transported back to the days when my children were growing up and it was difficult, if not impossible, for me to find the time to write the poems that were begging to be written. Brava, Alicia!

Yes, the poem is tremendous.

I agree with Rick about the interview. But it can be strangely difficult to break out of these limited and limiting frameworks, as I know from experiencing, having been involved in such an “interview” last year and once before several years ago. About the poem I am less enthusiastic than some of you, though Alicia is undoubtedly a very fine and intelligent poet.

Clive