To Begin With, Feel Fortunate was written in part in the chaotic year
running up to the election of the new president and is a passionate
analysis of how we got to where we are as a nation, and what may be
in store for us. As Peter has said in an interview, -You have to remember
that even the poets who live in garrets are citizens, and I
urge them to use their voices and partake in the actual goings-on of
our country.- Like William Meredith, who was a good friend in the
old days, Meinke's work is not written from the ivory tower. Like
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