On Jimmy Carter's Poetry
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Gaillard writes a touching synopsis of Carter's legacy. There has been some controversy, a bit of "toughing it out" to make the Carter Center happen, lots of leadership all over the world, and, surprisingly, good poetry.
Carter's mentor on poetry, Miller Williams, had this to say (Gaillard, 88), "I was impressed by what good use he made of the time [Carter and Williams spent together}, and what he was able to pick up quickly. As a poet, he is well worth reading. All his poems begin as Jimmy Carter's and end as the reader's. That's the line, I think, between an amateur and a more serious poet."
Starts as mine. Ends up yours. Not a bad program for a gift.
Gaillard, Frye. Prophet From Plains. Jimmy Carter and His Legacy. University of Georgia Press. 2007.