That is actually one of my favorite poets-aside from Sharon Olds, Anne Sexton and James Wright (who had a lovely torrid affair,) and Raymond Carver. It's interesting this topic brought that poem to the forefront of your brain. I wrote a thesis on the exact poem for my graduate poetry class last semester. Oh, JP- the guy I had the date with Friday night was a year older than yourself. Men aren't any good until after their thirtieth birthday anyway. Just my opinion.
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