I guess one purpose of a blog is self-advertisement, so I may as well announce that I have an essay in the October PMLA, a special issue on the topic of war. My contribution looks closely at one of Em… more →
American Poetry in the Age of Whitman and Dickinsonlesliesimpson wrote 2 days ago: Here is a list of my favorite poets and lines from some of my favorite poems. I find inspiration in … more →
Daniel Romo wrote 3 days ago: She sat across from me Behind the travel section On the second floor of the bookstore, Her hair stil … more →
papermonkey11 wrote 5 days ago: The Chemical Wedding is the fifth studio album by English heavy metal singer Bruce Dickinson. It was … more →
Marilyn Rowe Horton wrote 1 week ago: The color that is so vibrant in my neighborhood is just too pretty not to share. I hope your lives a … more →
legendarynd wrote 1 week ago: Excitement is building for fans of the Twilight series. On November 20th, the second installation o … more →
Ben Friedlander wrote 1 week ago: I guess one purpose of a blog is self-advertisement, so I may as well announce that I have an essay … more →
smythtype wrote 1 week ago: My first caveat to the above title is that getting self published is easy, as this blog post demonst … more →
Nicola di Bowery wrote 2 weeks ago: On the Guardian, the old question, “Do women genuinely write different poems from men and, if … more →
loft965 wrote 2 weeks ago: “Beauty is not caused. It is.” - Emily Dickinson … more →
kreuzer33 wrote 2 weeks ago: A tragic story coming out of North Dakota this morning as the bodies of three missing students and s … more →
annotationnation wrote 3 weeks ago: book by Joyce Carol Oates annotation by Diana Woods I found Oates’ collection of fictional stories a … more →
kimgoldsmith wrote 3 weeks ago: Showing my social networking class how to set up a blog today! … more →
wanderer wrote 4 weeks ago: This post is just an effort to put some of my favorite poems at one place. I will list some lines fr … more →
poeticdeficiency wrote 1 month ago: Introduction To Poetry I ask them to take a poem and hold it up to the light like a color slide or p … more →
Leni Zumas wrote 1 month ago: Vladimir Nabokov made his wife promise to burn his unfinished last novel, The Original of Laura, upo … more →
faithandres wrote 1 month ago: Ever felt like floating into the un-reality? Like time is moving lesser than a second? I guess it’s … more →
hinckleyact wrote 1 month ago: A recent half “concert night” half “club night” event at the Hinckley ACT pr … more →
hinckleyact wrote 1 month ago: A recent half “concert night” half “club night” event at the Hinckley ACT pr … more →
deborah freedman wrote 1 month ago: THE MORNS ARE MEEKER than they were, The nuts are getting brown; The berry’s cheek is plumper, … more →