“This is my letter to the world
— Emily Dickinson
That never wrote to me”
Steven loved poetry. He absolutely treasured it. For many years he posted his favorites. We exchanged verses on a regular basis. Here is a sampling of poems he thought highly of.
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Chant For Dark Hours
by Dorothy Parker
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As I Grew Older
by Langston Hughes
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The Immigrant’s Song
by Tishani Doshi
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Because I Cannot Sleep
by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
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Life-long, Poor Browning
by Anne Spencer
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Etymology of a Mood
by Ama Codjoe
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Bird On The Wire
by Leonard Cohen
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All my sex life, I had been drifting
by Royston Ellis
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I Am A Shadow
by Diane di Prima
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Mack The Knife
by Bertolt Brecht
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I Don’t Know What Living A Balanced Life Feels Like
by Rupi Kaur
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Carnal Apple, Woman Filled, Burning Moon
By Pablo Neruda
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I Know The Stars
by Sara Teasdale
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Darkness and Light
by Robert Lloyd Jaffe
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You See This
by Octavia Butler
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Midsummer, Tobago
by Derek Walcott
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The Fury Of Sunsets
by Anne Sexton
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Deceptions
by Philip Larkin
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Intimations
by Ursula K. Le Guin