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Tag Archives: American Poets
consternation at the departure gate
SONG OF THE DISGRACED PERSON Jack Underwood As a fire axe waits in its little shop window As a tongue returns raw to the lozenge It’s not your fault you’re like this, but you are As consternation at the departure … Continue reading
Regret Nothing
ANTILAMENTATION by Dorianne Laux Regret nothing. Not the cruel novels you read to the end just to find out who killed the cook. Not the insipid movies that made you cry in the dark, in spite of your intelligence, your … Continue reading
“Hope”
Happy Birthday Emily Dickinson “Hope” is the thing with feathers BY EMILY DICKINSON “Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all … Continue reading
“In the End, Everything Gives”
Earlier this year, the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. held a symposium titled “Poetry is a country.” The symposium brought poets together to premiere original poetry inspired by works in the Gallery’s collection—including U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, who wrote “In the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Film, Museums, Travel Writing, USA, Writing
Tagged American Poets, National Gallery of Art, Poetry, Washington D.C
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Hearts not averse to being beguiled
October by Robert Frost O hushed October morning mild, Thy leaves have ripened to the fall; Tomorrow’s wind, if it be wild, Should waste them all. The crows above the forest call; Tomorrow they may form and go. O hushed … Continue reading
thinking about burning the bookstore down
In the Bookstore By: Julia Vinograd I went down to the bookstore this evening and found myself in the poetry section. But for every thin book of poems there was a thick biography of the poet and an even thicker … Continue reading
Dialing for poets
I recall similar projects, but none as widespread as the Telepoem Booth. This brilliant interactive project is built around installations made from vintage phone booths. Users simply dial a number and listen to poetry. Even if you are not able … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Tech, USA, Writing
Tagged American Poets, art installations, Poetry, Public art
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As the poems go
As the Poems Go as the poems go into the thousands you realize that you’ve created very little. it comes down to the rain, the sunlight, the traffic, the nights and the days of the years, the faces. leaving this … Continue reading
Lou Reed meets Edgar Allan Poe
I have long been a fan of the late great Lou Reed, but I only recently discovered that he created an updated version of the iconic poem The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. In 2003, he set Poe’s most famous stories and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Music, USA, Writing
Tagged American Poets, Edgar Allan Poe, Lou Reed, Poetry
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