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# Famous Poets
**by Catherine Buercklin**

My name is not 
a poet’s name.
It doesn’t flow like 
honey off the tongue,
the sweet aftertaste
hanging on the tip
like a dew drop.
I want a name like 
Oliver,
tied to the earth.
Steadfast and honest.
Or
Angelou,
A name with wings
that soars out of your mouth
when you say it.
Or 
Harjo,
heavy like the
beat of a heart.
Reflective as the night.

I want a name so bright
I can turn the moon.