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To R. D., MARCH 4th, 1988 You were my mentor. Without knowing it,I outgrew the need for a mentor.Without knowing it, you resented that,and attacked me. I bitterly resentedthe attack, and without knowing itfreed myself to move forwardwithout a mentor. Love and long friendshipcorroded, shrank, and vanished from sightinto some underlayer of being.The years roseContinue reading “To R D ; March 4 Th , 1988 : : Denis Levertov : : March Poems : : Month Poems : :”