Poetry Illustrated

My Life Was a Trainwreck. Then I Read This Poem.

A.O. Scott seeks practical wisdom in a villanelle by Wendy Cope.

Good poets know the rules and when to break them, which is something they can teach the rest of us.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/28/books/poem-wisdom-wendy-cope.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nVA.ss3o.5RBaqrN0QDJW&smid=url-share

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