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Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and T.S. Eliot’s “Portrait Of A Lady”
What an incredible reading find from my friend John at Poetically Versed! Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor and T.S. Elliot. Eclectic and delightful!
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Soundcloud, Music, and Poetry
I think all of us agree that despite the first hit song on MTV back in the day, video actually did not kill the radio star, though perhaps the internet has changed the landscape so that more stars can rise, and radio is no longer the sole vehicle of spreading an artist’s music. Now MTV…
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This Post Is Not About Derek Walcott
Listening to Vampire Weekend’s self-titled album from 2008. A couple of days ago I did the real post about Derek Walcott, and read a poem of his that I liked very much. But tonight’s little post is more about those random thoughts I have, but usually don’t share when I am writing these things. Call it…
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The Most Important Love Poem Ever, by Derek Walcott
Or perhaps you thought it was sacrilege when Whitney Houston sang, “The Greatest Love of All?” I admit, back in my church days I thought the sentiment of self-love was, well, selfish. It seemed anti-love to me. But even then there was something to my mother’s admonishment. Maybe your mother said it too? “How can…
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Birds Fly Here: Two Poems by William Stafford
On Friday August 30th, just a few days ago, Ireland, the world really, lost a beloved poet. And just before that happened I was planning this post to remember possibly my most favorite American poet William Stafford, who passed away the same week, on August 28th twenty years ago. I cannot say there are many…
