Considering that most poetry isn’t read, “is it brave or crazy to devote oneself to poetry,” the New York Times asks. Citing poet Christopher Gilbert’s recently republished manuscript, the article says:
Whether Christopher Gilbert’s poetry—or any poet’s poetry—will outlive the gilded monuments of princes is impossible to know. But one of the hidden strengths of art is that there is always the possibility that what had seemed like a final breath may simply be the long pause before a new inhalation.
