Answering Back: Living poets reply to the poetry of the past | 
pick50 contemporary poets respond to a poem of their choice from the past: great idea! As with all anthologies, there are hits and misses. I regret to conclude that in many cases the original poem was clearly the stronger of the two and, for me, the smirking smart-arse school of poetry was over-represented. Brought to mind the Salvator Rosa portrait whose Latin motto loosely translates as "either say something better than silence or shut the hell up."
quietlycuriouskate On account of some excellent poems I cannot in good conscience rate it a so-so. It's a pick then, but with reservations. 5y
TrishB Smirking smart arse school of poetry 😂 love it 💜 5y
squirrelbrain 🤣🤣🤣 5y
