Essay: The Poet Of Light

CHRISTIAN WIMAN, New York Times: Books
Fri, 01/12/2018 - 3:00am

Richard Wilbur’s capacity for wonder wasn’t always fashionable. But it was always urgently necessary — and still is, perhaps now more than ever.

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