Wilbur was a words-smith extraordinaire, and I have a special fondness for his writing. At a time when lesser poets were beating the drum for free-form modernism, he was quietly perfecting the formal approach with its intricate rhymes and traditional structures. All this served up with wit and elegance.
Humans are often viciously flawed but perhaps they can be redeemed. This treatise on humanity – damaged but capable of changing – won the audience award at the Toronto International Film Festival.
