Figured I'd end National Poetry month with a list of a few poets and their pets: Edgar Allan Poe--parrot, bobolink, and a cat he was especially fond of. Alfred, Lord Tennyson--had a snake while at Cambridge. Lord Byron--had a tame bear while at Cambridge, a Newfoundland named Boatswain. Robert Burns--collie named Thurlow. Christina Rossetti--a large... Continue Reading →
Time, learning, and life experience allow for multiple interpretations of the same poem.
A few books of poetry should be on every reader's bookshelf.
On Poetry
"If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.” -Emily Dickinson-
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A selection for National Poetry Month: Barfly with Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway, and Alice Krige The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes Paradise Lost by John Milton
An afternoon of black coffee and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. A solid pairing for National Poetry Month.
Poems & Poets: The Mix Tape
April is poetry month I figured it would be fun to kick of National Poetry Month with a Poems & Poets Mix Tape https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Am4snY3fmaqt2KaAphP1s?si=714f-TheRg-vB42bT9GzNg
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