Alma Mater

Professor S— was the only professor

At Harvard who thought

I had any talent

And because he thought so about

Me, I

Thought so about him

I guess that is how poets

Choose other poets for

Prizes

But I loved S—, because he

Was a man of culture

I learned from him that

Cochin and Garamond were the

Only two fonts worth

Using

He wouldn’t really approve of

This poem

Though it’s dedicated to him

Thank you for showing me

That universities could be

Cool

I also liked your bowtie