Jonson’s Ambition No other Elizabethan poet was more cognizant of his legacy than Ben Jonson. Jonson’s rivals were not just his peers – Shakespeare, John Marston, Tho. Dekker, or Tho… more →
PoemShapewrote 1 month ago: Jonson’s Ambition No other Elizabethan poet was more cognizant of his legacy than Ben Jonson. … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Buzz Saws and Saw Machines When I first read this poem, barely a teenager, I got it into my head tha … more →
wrote 6 months ago: This is a follow-up to The Writing & Art of Iambic Pentameter. The oral tradition of Poetry Poet … more →
wrote 7 months ago: July 18 2009: New Post Robert Frost’s “Out, Out” August 26 2009: Added section rec … more →
wrote 7 months ago: July 18, 2009: New Post – Robert Frost’s “Out, Out” June 6 2009: Tweaked and … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Some Good References I’ve been wanting to study some Yeats. Many of his greatest poems are wri … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Here is something I’ve been meaning to do for a while – recommend Measure and a couple o … more →
wrote 10 months ago: If scansion is new to you, check out my post on the basics. February 22, 2009 – If you enjoy F … more →
wrote 11 months ago: My children were playing in the background, as I read this. … more →
wrote 11 months ago: This is one of my favorite Sonnets by Shakespeare. And it is the one sonnet, of the 154, that some S … more →
wrote 12 months ago: I wasn’t sure whether I would post my fables but many of them include poetry and many of them … more →
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