Strong stuff, Fred, & the concept, compartmentalizing, thoroughly worked through. As others have said, some great lines... Itself a response to our worrying at the possibilities of poetry...? (& acceptance of the reach allowed...). Doug On 1-Jul-08, at 8:34 PM, Frederick Pollack wrote: > The Compartments Douglas Barbour [log in to unmask] http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/ Latest books: Continuations (with Sheila E Murphy) http://www.uap.ualberta.ca/UAP.asp?LID=41&bookID=664 Wednesdays' http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-from-aboveground-press_10.html It's the first lesson, loss. Who hasn't tried to learn it at the hands of wind or thieves? Jan Zwicky