The world’s perverse, but it could be worse.
– Mona Van Duyn
born in Waterloo, Iowa, The United States May 09, 1921
died: December 02, 2004
gender: female
genre: PoetryMona Jane Van Duyn was an American poet. She was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1992.
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May 9, 1921: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mona Van Duyn was born in Waterloo, Iowa, 92 years ago today.
Great poem!
Here’s one of her poems: https://poet4justicedotwordpressdotcom.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/what-the-motorc/comment-page-1/#comment-3600
Beautiful – thank you, Ela.
You’re welcome, Monica!