Poet and Did Not Know it

My desk these days has a different view.  Still west-facing, I see a bit more sky, today's rain, and the odd adventurous bird or two.  Do new views make you think of things differently?  Or is it that a new view makes you think of different things?

For a different view on poetry, check out "Poetry's Cross-Dressing Kingmaker" by Mark Oppenheimer published a few days ago in The New York Times.  This articles highlights Stephen Burt "whose reviews bring poetry to the masses" [MO, NYT].  It's a delightful morning read with your coffee, particularly if you already have a particular disposition toward poetry and if you, like him and W.H. Auden, think "it's best just to ignore bad poetry." [MO, NYT]