Thanks to Frederick Guest, Anna Geller’s fame had a trajectory that any poet would have sold his or her soul for. Many have argued that it was her secret life more than her writing that created widespread interest in her, but for those of us who’ve always appreciated good poetry, and for the growing number who are newly appreciative of it because of her, we would argue that her talent is by far the most compelling thing about her.
Frederick Guest never took sides in the argument he helped start, though everyone knew where he stood anyway. From the beginning, he let others explain what was superior or unique about Anna Geller’s work. And while he acknowledged the fact that her prodigious ability added an interesting dimension to the story he was trying to tell, he never claimed to be awest
