Monday, January 16, 2023

A corollary to Angelou’s law

 Here’s a postscript to yesterday’s note on Mary Oliver, the poet.

Maya Angelou said, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

I think there’s a corollary to Angelou’s Law: People will never forget when you turn them on to a really good poem, short story or other work of art.

I had somehow missed the beauty of Mary Oliver’s poetry. John Gorman of Galveston, an English professor, now retired, convinced me to take a closer look.

Mary Oliver’s poems contain many wonders. Whenever I read one, I always think of John.

Thanks, John. 

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