Julie, I took your advice about capitalizing "Truth" and "Oblivion." I am not saying that no poets ever become "Somebody." A few do, even in their own lifetimes. I am saying that the true success for a poet is to know that he or she is nobody, but to keep writing anyway. Even the poets who do become well known must have doubts that their reputation will last. Perhaps I should have titled the poem "Negative Capability."
Roger, see my note to Julie.
Susan
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