ABSTRACT
Every poem presents itself to us in company with a history of its reception. For literary scholars that history may include a massive set of commentaries and interpretations, textual companions that help establish not only a poem's value but also its meaning. The general reader may recall interpretations encountered in high school or college. Even a reader largely unfamiliar with a poet's critical history will notice which authors are readily available in bookstores, sometimes in multiple editions. Less canonical authors are often enough nowhere to be found.
