Embed from Getty Images You might question my designation of this first poem as a love poem but I would counter that a poem need not mention the word “love” to be a love poem. To be precise, though, one might call it a lovelorn poem or a writer’s poem about love and loss. From…
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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…
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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