Tag: poem
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Day # 6 – 30 Days, 30 Readings for National Poetry Month: “Sonnet 130” by William Shakespeare
Okay, I am ashamed. I have a problem. I love poetry so much that when I’m at work all day and other people have to sneak out to the dumpster to have a smoke, I am doing something much much worse… Yes, I admit it, I sneak to the restroom sometimes to (please don’t judge…
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Bonus Track: Honoring Adrienne Rich, “Diving Into the Wreck”
I wanted to pass this along to my readers in memory of Adrienne Rich. One of my favorites read by my friend Kristine Byrne. Kristine told me that when she heard the poet read this herself, the delivery was much more matter of fact, but I really like this reading. Check out Kristine’s other videos…
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Day #3 – 30 Days, 30 Readings: Hart Crane’s “A Persuasion”
Aside from reading a few of his poems here and there over the years, I am relatively new to Hart Crane’s work, though thanks to multiple recommendations he has been on my reading to-do list for ages. My brother Vincent from across the Pond asked me about Crane this week, because he had just taken…
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Day #2 – 30 Days, 30 Readings: “9” by E. E. Cummings
I tip my hat to those of you who are writing a poem a day, especially to those of you who were doing this long before National Poetry Month! I bow. While getting my blog and YouTube channeloff the ground again, it seemed like a worthy project to commit myself to doing one reading per…
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30 Days, 30 Readings, Day #1 NaPoMo, William Stafford’s “When I Met My Muse”
So what are you doing to celebrate National Poetry Month? Some poets like K. McGee are writing a poem a day. Others like Rachel Bunting are busy with school and work and parenting and just hoping to participate and encourage others to celebrate. Please check out her blog for some great ideas about where to…
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DJB reads Sweet Talk, and Billy Collins Reads at the White House
I highlighted my William Stafford playlist the other day, and today I’d like to feature another playlist of mine, a group of poems by one of my favorite living American poets, Billy Collins. Click here for the playlist. There are some great readings of his poems online, including some fun animations, one of which I…
