I tried to be a better person.
Soon it seemed to me that what began as terror
and matured into moral narcissism
might have become in fact
actual human growth.
–Louise Glück, “The Empty Glass” (read the full poem here)

cultural commentary from the desk of Don Shewey
I tried to be a better person.
Soon it seemed to me that what began as terror
and matured into moral narcissism
might have become in fact
actual human growth.
–Louise Glück, “The Empty Glass” (read the full poem here)
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