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For National Poetry Month, a poem.
From An Anthology of World Poetry, edited by Mark Van Doren, a French ballad. No poet is named. “The Bridge of Death” “The dance is on the Bridge of Death And who will dance with me?” “There’s never a … Continue reading
So you want to read some poetry! (Why Writers Should Read Poetry, part II)
You read my last post about why writers should read poetry, and now you’re thinking, “Gosh, I should do that and read some poetry. But I don’t know where to start or what books to buy or anything!” Well, as … Continue reading
“January, 1795” by Mary Robinson (a poem)
Mary Robinson (1757-1800), painted by Thomas Gainsborough One of a series of occasional posts for National Poetry Month. One of my major resolutions for 2019 is to read more poetry. I’ve always enjoyed poetry and I always try to read … Continue reading
April Fool’s Day! (and the beginning of National Poetry Month)
It’s April Fools Day! I’m not a huge fan of this day as a celebration of pranking people, seeing if you can embarrass them or get them to believe some false news story or the like. But I’d be all … Continue reading
A toast to Edgar A
Today is Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday. It’s pure coincidence, of course, but a happy one nonetheless, that today I also managed to get the ebook of The Chilling Killing Wind finally available. Poe’s poem Annabel Lee is central to this … Continue reading
National Poetry Month, day thirty
Guess what? I wrote this and forgot to publish it, until Roger goosed me. Oops. Today ends National Poetry Month, and I considered writing some kind of summation, but I’ll just leave it at this: Read poetry. It isn’t hard … Continue reading
National Poetry Month, day 29
If poetry is dead, as they say, why do so many people still write poetry? Why is there so much poetry in social media outlets like Tumblr and Instagram? I’m guessing it’s because poetry isn’t dead. Like many readers, I … Continue reading
National Poetry Month, day twenty-eight
My favorite author, Guy Gavriel Kay, has a new novel coming out next month! One reason I love Kay’s writing is his luminous prose, which is greatly informed and shaped by his love of poetry and verse. Some years ago, … Continue reading
National Poetry Month, day twenty-seven
Are song lyrics also poetry? This isn’t quite as easy a question as it seems up front. Here’s an interesting article on the subject, and a key point is this: Words in a poem take place against the context of … Continue reading
National Poetry Day, day twenty-six
If love has a rival for the most frequent theme in poetry, I suppose it’s likely death. Poets have been grappling with the mystery of death for as long as they’ve been grappling with the mystery of love, and there … Continue reading