Richard Wilbur, one of the great American poets of the twentieth century, sat in a leather armchair in Straus spewing out such phrases as "clots of consonants" while sharing his wisdom on poetry and writing. He visited Milton on Wednesday, November 29th, and read some of his many works of poetry in the morning assembly. His work over the years has varied from metric and children's poetry, to translations of the French playwright Moliere and …
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…the trenches of World War II, being appointed to sit in an office in Washington, and living almost eighty years of life can not deter Richard Wilbur, we can hope to see the continuing affect of this legendary man on American literature for many years to come. And so, we must now wait for the next verse in the life of this great man, unsure of where he has yet to lead us. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**