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“Poems are transmissions from the depths of whoever wrote them to the depths of the reader. To a greater extent than with any other kind of [...]
April 1, 2010
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A recent project of mine has been transcribing the diaries of my great aunt. Harriet wrote daily diary entries on the farms and ranches where she [...]
March 21, 2010
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“…enjoy this book’s intensity…” In The Anthologist, a delightful novel by Nicholson Baker, the narrator—a poet [...]
February 26, 2010
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One of the challenges in getting young people–or even ourselves–to take the time to enjoy poetry is just that: time. We live in a [...]
February 11, 2010
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The Academy of American Poet’s Poem on the Range project is a fun challenge for poetry lovers. In the next few weeks, think of places or [...]
February 11, 2010
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I watched Bright Star last night–it was not what I expected or, more to the point, hoped for, but perhaps I need to mull it over longer. [...]
February 10, 2010
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The Kitten and The Falling Leaves by William Wordsworth See the kitten on the wall, sporting with the leaves that fall,Withered [...]
February 9, 2010
