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Happy Birthday, E.E. Cummings!
Today marks two important days — E.E. Cummings’ birthday, and the start of what I hope is going to be a regular feature on my blog — Birthdays! I went through a list of my favorite authors to find...
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Celebrating National Poetry Month
Since 1996, the Academy of American Poets has declared that April is National Poetry Month. In honor of that, I’ll be celebrating poetry every Wednesday in April with a poem by my favorite poet, Billy...
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Billy Collins: "On Turning Ten"
Since 1996, the Academy of American Poets has declared that April is National Poetry Month. In honor of that, I’ll be celebrating poetry every Wednesday in April with a poem by my favorite poet, Billy...
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Billy Collins: "Bar Time"
Since 1996, the Academy of American Poets has declared that April is National Poetry Month. In honor of that, I’ll be celebrating poetry every Wednesday in April with a poem by my favorite poet, Billy...
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Chicago Songs, Poems, and Visits
Last week was my Spring Break, but I didn’t really get much reading done because I was distracted and my brain was basically shut off. On Thursday Boyfriend and I took a mini-vacation to Chicago...
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And Then I Finished The Odyssey
Awhile ago I started reading The Odyssey as part of a read-a-long hosted by Trish at Love, Laughter, and Insanity. I did finish the book right on schedule, reading the last page on Thanksgiving during...
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Thoughts on ‘Beautiful & Pointless’ by David Orr
In the introduction of Beautiful & Pointless: A Guide to Modern Poetry author David Orr notes, The potential audience for a book about poetry nowadays consists of two mutually uncomprehending...
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