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A Few Stray Thoughts, And A Poem By Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen: “I Feel...
I’ve been a bit neglectful of my poetry blog the past few days. The post I’ve been planning to write is dependent upon getting permission from a publisher to reprint a poem here. Some publishers seem...
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Defining Poetry, And A Poem by Jane Kenyon
As I’ve been making my journey through this new world, this world of poetic language, I felt that it was important for me to read not only poets and their poems, but, also, to read books and articles...
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Poetry Reading For Insomniacs: ‘Four A.M.’ by Wislawa Szymborska
I know, I know. It’s not polite to gloat. But, I feel rather giddy about the fact that my Poetry Guru (a.k.a. The Dad Poet) only just discovered a poet that I’ve loved for quite some time. He’s...
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Jane Kenyon: “Having It Out With Melancholy”
This poem was my first introduction to Jane Kenyon’s poetry. As someone who has battled depression for most of my life, this poem immediately resonated with me. It was the first poem I’d ever read...
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Weekly Reading Out Loud Project: Marge Piercy
First, a brief description about what the Reading Out Loud Project is: What I propose is this: a weekly poem, and a variety of readings. I’ll post the poem each Friday (along with my reading), and,...
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“Girl” by Kelly Norman Ellis
Kelly Norman Ellis, born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1964. She currently teaches at CSU (Chicago State University) as an associate professor of English and director of the MFA in Creative Writing...
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“Ode On Dictionaries” by Barbara Hamby
Not every poem needs a full length post. Sometimes, the poem itself can be the post. I enjoy this one very much, and it deserves to be shared: My reading here: _________________________ . Here at...
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“I Die For All Mysterious Things” by Audre Lorde
I do not think that I mentioned on this blog my recent return to school. One would think that since I’m working on a degree in Writing/Poetry that I’d mention it on this blog, dedicated to all things...
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