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Poetry & Poets in Rags (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
of the great bird poets. This is an orgiastic firework display of common hens calling to the dawn, as seen from the height of the hill. The Exposed Nest by Robert Frost. The lines "We saw the risk we took in doing good,/but dared not spare to do the best we could/though harm should come of it" stay with me. It's about covering up an exposed bird's nest, but it could be about Iraq, Afghanistan...
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PAUL VERMEERSCH (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Lately, some of my contemporaries have been engaged in a rather nasty debate about the state of poetry reviewing, the apparent prevalence of snark, and the role of authorial intent in criticism. Let's start with "authorial intent" This is a much misunderstood and abused term, and I think some people might be misunderstanding it on purpose. It's a familiar term in critical discourse, and I...
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Poetikat's Invisible Keepsakes (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Looking for a really good read? Like your poetry with some edge, a bit of bite, something a little unexpected? Then head over to John Hayes's new blog, " The Days of Wine and Roses ". John's been putting a lid on his poetic muse for a spell, but the muse has been kicking up a fuss and finally got her way. So this new blog is where John is sharing some older pieces and will be giving us lucky...
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The Writing Nag (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
"Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things." Robert Frost I'm reading this book for a paper I'm writing and it is a fascinating read on the creative drive, writer's block, and how and why we write. Unfortunately all my time this week has been taken up with schoolwork, editing and my full time job so that leaves little time for blogging....
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The Compass Rose (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Too often these days, we tend to think of the American poet Robert Frost [1874-1963] as a grand old man, white-haired and crotchety, conjuring gnomes and twinkling amusedly under the glare of his public's admiration (and four Pulitzers), durably living far beyond his time, a throwback to an earlier age of crusty stubborn Yankee practicality and tested country wisdom. But I like to think of Frost the...
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zz baggins (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. Robert Frost
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Ivebeenreadinglately (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
A line from Robert Frost quoted in Tim Powers 's sharp gambler's ghost story "Pat Moore" led me yesterday to Frost's "Two Witches" (1923) which I'd not looked at in years. It's a two-part poem, the first part being a dialogue poem, which isn't my favorite of Frost's forms; their vernacular often feels too folksy, and their willingness to sacrifice sound and line construction to...
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Linda's Window (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Annamanila, in the blog that I quoted in my last post, defines poetry as the part of life that ennobles and recharges us. I like that definition. I also like Dylan Thomas' definition, which seems to have a broader application: "Poetry is what makes me laugh or cry or yawn, what makes my toenails twinkle, what makes me want to do this or that or nothing." Although I'm not necessarily speaking...
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Musings (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
How Does Poetry Work? Any attempt at answering that question is doomed to be inadequate for the simple fact that what we call poetry varies greatly and works in an incomprehensible range of ways. Nevertheless, as Robert Frost said, “There are roughly zones,” and there is a great deal to be learned as a poet or a reader from attempting to answer the question, and besides, it can be a lot...
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Poet Mom (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Join me at the Massachusetts Poetry Festival! I’m a triple threat—reading at three venues during the four-day event. Visit the Mass Poetry Web site for info on all of the wonderful events. Some readings and workshops have sold out, so reserve your seats today. *Most of the events are FREE.* How’s that for the creative economy? Here’s where you can catch me during the weekend....
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Poetry & Poets in Rags (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
"the core of all my writings" looks much as it did in his day, the L-shaped farmhouse and barn restored, the woods and fields surrounding them like an apron of green and gold. But some Frost fans say the farm is poised to be stripped of its essence. Derry officials are considering zoning changes that could permit strip malls, fast food outlets, or big-box stores to rise a short distance from...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
A new twist in Archie’s romantic triangle has thrust this nearly 70-year-old character, and his parent company, into the media spotlight.
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Strong Verse (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
I suppose this list says a lot more about me than poetry. "Blackberrying" by Sylvia Plath "She Walks in Beauty" by George Gordon, Lord Byron "Red Red Rose" by Robert Burns "Since Feeling is First" by e.e. cummings "Tame Cat" by Ezra Pound "Sonnet 130" by William Shakespeare "What Lips My Lips Have Kissed" by Edna St. Vincent Millay...
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One Poet's Notes (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
In recent weeks, I have been discussing the poetry of Robert Frost, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams, and other modernists with students in my Twentieth Century Poetry course. As I prepared for my classes, I have frequently returned to reading collections of the poets’ personal letters, discovering additional perspectives on the creative process and inklings of...
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