Jimmy Carter

Well, I would put Jay Carter on them, and I would ask the publishers not to reveal the fact that they came from a former president, not to mention that at all. And then there were very helpful, critical reviews, most of them, by the way, favorable, I have to say.

Well, I would put Jay Carter on them, and I would ask the publishers not to reveal the fact that they came from a former president, not to mention that at all. And then there were very helpful, critical reviews, most of them, by the way, favorable, I have to say.

Well, I would put Jay Carter on them, and I would ask the publishers not to reveal the fact that they came from a former president, not to mention that at all. And then there were very helpful, critical reviews, most of them, by the way, favorable, I have to say.

And so I increased in my confidence with experience, and finally I decided to take about 45 of my poems and to put them together in this book.

And so I increased in my confidence with experience, and finally I decided to take about 45 of my poems and to put them together in this book.

And so I increased in my confidence with experience, and finally I decided to take about 45 of my poems and to put them together in this book.

Yes, a few.

Yes, a few.

Yes, a few.

Not really, because I didn't expect very much at the beginning. I expected to be rejected, and when I did get an acceptance, it was a very pleasant surprise. I submitted a few poems to some of the more prominent magazines. And the first time I sent a few poems to my present publisher, he said that he didn't think that a poetry book was appropriate for me.

Not really, because I didn't expect very much at the beginning. I expected to be rejected, and when I did get an acceptance, it was a very pleasant surprise. I submitted a few poems to some of the more prominent magazines. And the first time I sent a few poems to my present publisher, he said that he didn't think that a poetry book was appropriate for me.

Not really, because I didn't expect very much at the beginning. I expected to be rejected, and when I did get an acceptance, it was a very pleasant surprise. I submitted a few poems to some of the more prominent magazines. And the first time I sent a few poems to my present publisher, he said that he didn't think that a poetry book was appropriate for me.

And I took one of the poems out of the New Yorker magazine that I could not comprehend at all. And I sent it to him, Peter Osnos. He says he has it on his wall in his office. But it's a totally incomprehensible, ugly collection of words that has no meaning to me, no rhythm, no rhyme. The words are not even good. But it was published in the New Yorker magazine.

And I took one of the poems out of the New Yorker magazine that I could not comprehend at all. And I sent it to him, Peter Osnos. He says he has it on his wall in his office. But it's a totally incomprehensible, ugly collection of words that has no meaning to me, no rhythm, no rhyme. The words are not even good. But it was published in the New Yorker magazine.

And I took one of the poems out of the New Yorker magazine that I could not comprehend at all. And I sent it to him, Peter Osnos. He says he has it on his wall in his office. But it's a totally incomprehensible, ugly collection of words that has no meaning to me, no rhythm, no rhyme. The words are not even good. But it was published in the New Yorker magazine.

And I don't understand that kind of poetry. So, you know, I went through a laborious process of finally saying, okay, I'm going to publish the poems that I like. I'm going to let them be truly expressive of my inner feelings, and if people like them, fine. If they don't, okay. So far, the reviews have been quite favorable.

And I don't understand that kind of poetry. So, you know, I went through a laborious process of finally saying, okay, I'm going to publish the poems that I like. I'm going to let them be truly expressive of my inner feelings, and if people like them, fine. If they don't, okay. So far, the reviews have been quite favorable.

And I don't understand that kind of poetry. So, you know, I went through a laborious process of finally saying, okay, I'm going to publish the poems that I like. I'm going to let them be truly expressive of my inner feelings, and if people like them, fine. If they don't, okay. So far, the reviews have been quite favorable.

Okay. It's a very brief poem. That's the title of Difficult Times. I try to understand. I've seen you draw away and show the pain. It's hard to know what I can say to turn things right again, to have the coolness melt, to share once more the warmth we've felt.

Okay. It's a very brief poem. That's the title of Difficult Times. I try to understand. I've seen you draw away and show the pain. It's hard to know what I can say to turn things right again, to have the coolness melt, to share once more the warmth we've felt.