The Hoarder’s Attic

More late in arriving
Than an Amy Clampitt,
More unknown at death than

Emily Dickinson,
Gerard Manley Hopkins,
Any name that’s now known

Well enough to mention—
We considered the work
But couldn’t quite grant it

Worth our recognition.
Everyone wants to make
The great discovery,

But who can trust themselves
To champion what might
Resist the champion?