"Across New England, the homes of famous writers, particularly poets, have been preserved. Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson are just the most notable examples. In that vein, a pair of New Hampshire preservationists has purchased the home of former U.S. poet laureate Donald Hall."
"Aleksandr Blok’s little poem wasn’t the first one I fell in love with, but it was the first poem I read that showed me that poetry isn’t there merely to relay information. The poem is not about the event. It is the event. This poem’s repetitions and syntax enact what it says."
