[Edmund Conti]

I don't think Bob is overrated.

[B. N. Faraj]

Probably not! But who's Bob?

[Charlie Southerland]

Has Bob ever been rated?

[R. S. Gwynn]

Roger, let me say it again. Listen carefully: John is a better English poet than either Whitman or Williams.

[R. S. Gwynn]

The Whitman quote in the Volvo commercial begins with "Afoot." It might have been better used in a Rockport commericial, though I don't think I've ever seen a Rockport commercial. I've never ridden in a Volvo either, now that I think of it, but I have walked in Rockports. Their motto:

Luckily, we've got just the shoes for the road ahead.

[Ann Drysdale]

Thought better of it...

[John Whitworth]

Yes, I think I am a better poet than Whitman or William Carlos Williams. Maybe as good as Richard Wilbur but less good than Robert Frost, Wallace Stevens and the great Emily. Stevens, to my taste, is the greatest poet who wrote in English in the Twentieth Century. But hey, it's the Twenty-first century now! Sam and I are stepping out. And Annie. Who could forget Annie.

[Richard Meyer]

Well, I’m a vastly better writer than you scribblers. And what’s up with all of those double-ues? Whitman. Williams. Wilbur. Whitworth. Never heard of ‘em. Sounds like end times in the alphabet.

[Roger Slater]

Not to mention Wallace (first names count). If only Millay could turn her M upside down, she'd be on John's list as well. Though I'm pleased to see Emily didn't need to engage in such trickery. As long as we're spouting opinions, I'll spout that Emily was the greatest of them all, apart from Whitworth of course.

[R. S. Gwynn]

I should add that Whitworth is as well a better Indian poet than either Whitman or Williams. He is also a better Scottish poet than Wordsworth.