iThe safety valve alone
Knows the worst truth about the engine.
— From the poem “>Your Teeth Are Ivory Towers” (1940) by William Empson (1906-1984)
(According to critic John Holbo, that’s pretty much the best line in the poem.)
Garage poetry
iThe safety valve alone
Knows the worst truth about the engine.
— From the poem “>Your Teeth Are Ivory Towers” (1940) by William Empson (1906-1984)
(According to critic John Holbo, that’s pretty much the best line in the poem.)
