I felt, as with only a few other poets (Bill Knott, maybe Patti Smith) that here was a writer I immediately understood and appreciated.3 Comments - Read more...Conch in St. Croix: Now I Get ItWednesday, April 16th, 2014 12:00 PMBy David HammondIn St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands, I had what is to-date, in my experience, the gold standard of conch.