What Can We Learn from Louise Glück?

A short meditation on the late poet’s legacy

Dear Louise Glück,

The day I found out you died, I was beyond devastated.

It was no secret to those who know me, or have had to deal with my presence in a poetry class (I am unabashedly insufferable in class*), that you are one of my favorite poets. For years I’ve had this pipe dream that I would hopefully meet you before you died, but this sadly did not …