Oh, yeah, and to me! There’s a poet whose loss I was planning to write about, but then I remembered that I share a birthday with Mary Oliver today. And so instead of thinking about aging and death, I decided that first, it would be a good idea to spend a little time in the…
Tag: Mary Oliver
Song of Sorrow, Poetry and Music
Let’s just call this a Saturday Song on a Sunday. I’m sure I’ve broken the rules on this before, but usually I save the music and poetry combo posts for the Music Monday feature. Again, who said I have to follow the rules? It’s my blog, and as the old pirate says of the Code,…
Fun with Metrics? I Certainly Hope So
Oops! I just noticed as I looked two posts back that I had promised to share the poems we went over at the last Cross Keys Poetry Society gathering, and already the next one is upon us tomorrow night. So I’ll be brief and just share a few notes that I sent out to the…
Poetry Exercises: Words, Sounds and Imitation
I have been posting about the new poetry group that we’ve started at the local library where I find myself so happily employed. Please click back to the last couple posts for a lot more info. And I thought I’d mention this to you, see if you want to try it. It’s an exercise I’ve…
Cross Keys Poetry Recap–July, 2014–Part 1
I’m pleased to report that the first meeting of The Cross Keys Poetry Society was a happy little success. One never knows how many to expect for a new adult program at a public library, or anywhere for that matter, and with less than three weeks to prepare we decided on a show-up, rather than sign-up…
Philosophy and Poetry: “Table Talk,” by Billy Collins
There is so much I could say here in commentary. I could talk about how I really am uncomfortable with the lumping together of philosophers and poets. I am uncomfortable with modern philosopher-poets who attempt to either teach or impress me with their deep difficulty of thought. I could say how so much of it…
David J. Bauman 