poetry books collected: Edna St. Vincent MILLAY

Rubric for Reading:
Who gave ‘Classics ’ pride of placement?
Where did ‘Classics ’ come from?
When did ‘Classics’ get so called?
What did ‘Classics ’ call or call on?
Why did ‘Classics ’ get the call ‘first class’?
How may ‘Classics’ own a call now,
not so much to cap our screens as lend them
language tools & smarts to climb Amanda’s hill & ours.

From the roots in Illinois almost countryside to retrospection via cities, countries, schools from the standpoint of Brooklyn & New York: engaging Virgil, Archilochus, Derek Walcott, Mantuan & David Mus.

Queries crisis for Classics & proposes a response

From the roots tracing stages, steps and threads