http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/amaryllis/ There comes a point in all of our young lives when we realize that life ends and people that we once knew we will no longer be with. This story generally pla… more →
A study of Edwin Arlington Robinson A-Zwrote 2 weeks ago: Three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize in poetry, Edwin Arlington Robinson is an often overlooked p … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: For those of you who are new around here, I do poetry stuff on Wednesdays. I don’t write it, b … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Portrait of Edwin Arlington Robinson My friend AngryRicky, who’s really not so angry, requeste … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Boston – Edwin Arlington Robinson My northern pines are good enough for me, But there’s a town … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Richard Cory Edwin Arlington Robinson Edwin Arlington Robinson (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Whenever Ri … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Still Life of Fishing and Camping Memories Nodding gently in his rocker beside the rusting lantern, … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Whenever Richard Cory went down town, We people on the pavement looked at him: He was a gentleman fr … more →
wrote 3 months ago: I forget why exactly I started doing this. But about four years ago now, I began memorizing T.S. Eli … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Sometimes teaching yields gems that are too good not to pass along. Thursday in class we discussed E … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Whenever Richard Cory went down town, We people on the pavement looked at him: He was a gentleman fr … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Ten years together without yet a cloud They seek each other’s eyes at intervals Of gratefulnes … more →
wrote 5 months ago: The talk in the air has been more apocalyptic than festive today—it still amuses me that peopl … more →
wrote 5 months ago: In response to the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, Larry Pratt appeared on the Piers Morgan program … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what w … more →
wrote 6 months ago: THE CLERKS By Edwin Arlington Robinson I did not think that I should find them there When I came bac … more →
wrote 6 months ago: I grew up in New Jersey, and one summer day, I found myself at a garage sale by chance. There was a … more →
wrote 6 months ago: “Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for … more →
wrote 6 months ago: As an English teacher I was always looking for poems which would resonate with our young peop … more →
wrote 6 months ago: I wrote a poem for a workshop, and those critiquing said it reminded them of Richard Cory by E.A. Ro … more →