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“The Day Lady Died” By: Frank O’Hara
I want to talk a little about the poem, “The Day Lady Died,” by Frank O’Hara. I just think this poem is so magnificent in its ability to bring us into an ordinary, seemingly unimportant and busy day in New … Continue reading
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Tagged america, american, american poetry, Art, beauty, Billie Holiday, Frank O'hara, Jazz, Literature, New York, New York City, New York School, poetry, postmodern
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Duke Ellington’s Single Petal of a Rose
So I just love the idea of writing to the sounds of music, and I remembered that a couple years back I wrote something for class that was created while listening Duke Ellington’s “Single Petal of a Rose.” It’s not … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing, Music, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged american poetry, Arts, Broadway theatre, Cotton Club, Duke Ellington, Harlem, Jazz, Literature, music, New York, poetry, Single Petal of a Rose, United States
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“My Life Closed Twice Before Its Close” Emily Dickinson
Hey Literary World! So first off, I just want to say how amazing the library is. Not only is it a place to escape from the world for a bit, and into the many wonderful landscapes of books, but I … Continue reading
“The Forms of Love” George Oppen
Ok, so I think this poem, “The Forms Of Love” by George Oppen is so oddly beautiful because, in part, of its simplicity. Oppen was part of a literary movement known as the Objectivists, who were influenced greatly by the … Continue reading
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Tagged american poetry, Art, Arts, Authors, beauty, Book, books, existence, Friendship, George Oppen, life, Literature, Love, Online Writing, Oppen, poetry, poetry review, Poker, The Forms of Love, Wallace Stevens
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“You Fit Into Me” Margaret Atwood
OK, so this tiny, and amazing little poem is the one that helped me to realize how much power and emotion is hidden within the written language. And we are meant to uncover it! I first read this poem when … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative, american poetry, Art, Arts, Authors, books, Canadian, Fish hook, Indie Music, life, Literature, Love, Margaret Atwood, music, Online Writing, poetry, poetry review, Real Estate, Twitter, you fit into me
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“When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” Walt Whitman
When I heard the learn’d astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them, When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured … Continue reading
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Tagged america, american poetry, Art, Arts, life, Literature, night, night sky, Online Writing, poems, poetry, sky, stars, United States, walt whitman, when i heard the learn'd astronomer, Whitman, writing
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“In That Other Fantasy Where We Live Forever” Wanda Coleman
I was a TA for a general education English glass in school, and this poem was assigned on one of the first days of class. It was so funny, because the students immediately decided that poetry was irrelevant, and that … Continue reading
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Tagged american poetry, Arizona, Art, Arts, Coleman, El Dorado, english, English poetry, Grand Canyon, life, litera, los angelas, mortality, Mount Wilson, poetry, poetry review, style, Thought, Wanda Coleman
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“On the Death of Friends in Childhood” -Donald Justice
Alright, so I wanted to begin this blog with one of my favorite poems, On the Death of Friends in Childhood, by Donald Justice… We shall not ever meet them bearded in heaven, Nor sunning themselves among the bald of hell; If … Continue reading