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National Poetry Month, day 2: Peter Halstead

A poem about yesterday’s birthday composer: “Rachmaninoff” by Peter Halstead On top of fluted spines Between the massing pools Of dark chromatic lines And using blood for fuel Follow all the signs And signatures Read the fine print On the flapping … Continue reading

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National Poetry Month, day 1: Seamus Heaney

I want to post a poem each day this month! Here is the first, a poem about writing poetry, by Seamus Heaney. Note how he compares his own work–writing, with the pen as his tool–with that of his father, who … Continue reading

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