Michael S. Glaser
An Odyssey
Addicted as I am to the clamoring falsettos
of siren songs,
I remain grateful for the company
of those who see me as I am,
who bind me to the mast of my better self
that I might honor the journey of my heart
toward a legacy I am still trying to understand
so that I might claim my own small part.
Michael S. Glaser is the author of seven poetry collections and the editor of three anthologies. With Kevin Young, he co-edited The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton 1965–2010 (BOA Editions, 2012). Glaser is a professor emeritus at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, where he received the Dodge Endowed Award for Excellence in Teaching. He served as Poet Laureate of Maryland from 2004 through 2009. More at michaelsglaser.com.
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