23 ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ. ΗΜΕΡΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΓΓΛΙΚΗΣ ΓΛΩΣΣΑΣ.

LESSON OF POETRY NUMBER ONE

In order to write a poem
the hand is not enough;
you have to have a head
with a mouth that doesn't laugh.

In order to write a poem
your soul must ever cry-
in order to write a poem.
If not, don’t even try.

G. H. Los Angeles 1986)