Art/Poezi

Poe vs. Baudelaire vs. Me


Every poet reminds me of other poets.
Poe reminds me of Baudelaire,
Baudelaire reminds me of Poe.
A fine poet knows a 'poor' poet.
A 'poor' poet knows a fine poet.
Every fine and 'poor' poet reminds me of me.
Every fine poet reminds me of Poe and Baudelaire
Poe and Baudelaire remind me of me.
I remind me of me,
and then I say,
A good poet and a 'poor' poet,
A bad luck and a good luck,
like fathers and sons.
They are fellows, no luck, and no blood.
But a continuum of life-line poets,
between what is more than poor
and what is less than fine.

Altin Topi Summer 2000