Michael Shepherd - ! faves and yuks

Michael Shepherd - ! faves and yuks

and some say br oh that’s my favourite ever poem br my aunt my uncle my teacher read it br to me when I was twelve br and the more I read it br the more true it is and now br I’m older I can say it off by heart br as if the poem knows my heart br br and some say br that poem yuk I really really hate it br the more people said to me br that’s a great poem br the more I hated it br now if I see it br in an anthology br I skip the page quickly br I really really hate it br br and I wonder if br the more people read a poem br do they take a bit of its power into themselves br so it no longer has quite that surprise it had br br or the more people read that poem br the more they add to it br so it has the power br to surprise more people br br or do poems br like a rest from time to time br like that old toy in br your grandparents’ attic br which so surprised you br br that Jack-in-a-box br with a face like br Pushkin br or Langston Hughesbr br Michael Shepherdbr br


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Uploaded: 2014-11-07

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