John Ciardi

A man truly missed.

Take a look at some of his poems. Some representative first lines below:

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A university is what a...
- But when the pen is...
- Every game ever invented by...
- Intelligence recognizes what has...
- It's not a how-to...
- Love is the word used...
- Modern art is what happens...
- Nothing goes further toward a..
.- Poetry lies its way to...
- The day will happen whether...
- The reader deserves an honest..
.- What has any poet to...
- Written by a sponge dipped...
- You don't have to suffer...