Tag: poem
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Bonus Track, “Funeral Blues” by W. H. Auden
Last night I read a poem here by W. H. Auden. I wanted to read this one, but all the readings I’ve seen online seem to pale compared to this scene. Thanks to my friend David M. for pointing this out to me a few years back. I still have to see this movie. I…
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Day 22 – 30 Days, 30 Readings: “The Unknown Citizen” by W. H. Auden
If you have been following along since the beginning of this month, thank you! If you are just joining me here on day 22 of National Poetry Month, welcome. I took on a personal challenge of recording and posting one poetry video per day for these 30 days of April. It seemed like a more…
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Day 21 – 30 Days, 30 Readings: “Tenderness and Rot” by Kay Ryan
I bought bananas today. It’s tricky business. The green ones are too firm, and I didn’t want to wait. Mostly the produce available though was either green or brown. But I found one little bunch that had at least a couple yellow ones that I could eat now, and it wouldn’t be long for the…
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Day 20 – 30 Days, 30 Readings: Kenneth Koch’s, “Variations on a Theme by William Carlos Williams”
I know, long title, right? I love a good spoof. I grew up on the musical parodies of Weird Al Yankovic, and at his best his twists on the popular songs, like Michael Jackson’s “Bad,” both honored and poked fun of the originals. Most artists it seems are happy to give him permission to use their…
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Prequel Bonus Track: The Third and Last Mathew MacFadyen Poem
Okay, so I’m rushing out the door again this morning, and since I plan on reading William Carlos Williams later today, I thought I’d butter you up with one last Mathew MacFadyen reading. This is the last one available as far as I can find. Apparently these were part of a DVD that I can…
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Day 18 – 30 Days, 30 Readings: Emily Dickinson, 556 “The Brain Within its Groove”
Today’s poet, much like yesterday’s could be called a formalist, mostly because of her consistent use of rhyme and meter. Both Dickinson and Wilbur were fond of slant rhyme, but Miss Emily, it seems, more so. However, she was anything but traditional for her day. Heck, she’s not that traditional for our day, now that…
