Homage!

Muriel Rukeyser

1914-1980

Holy Shit! Muriel Rukeyser died at age 66!

And she’s in my Heritage Dictionary and

I am 66 and about as obscure as any writer

can be

Of course she went to Sarah Lawrence and

I acquired my degrees out West where

the only Ivy League school within spitting

distance is Stanford

And hells bells, I did not find out until

years after college that where I went

even mattered-country bumpkin that

I am-after all these years I have some

clue why I have struggled

The good news is: I am still breathing!

I can turn up my determination dial,

hire a publicist, and possibly make a

mark before I leave this planet-or not

At this point, it’s easier to read

Muriel Rukeyser online and see

what all the fuss was about!