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University and Poetry

Sarah wrote 4 weeks ago: My apologies, this is a very random post, but if you can deal with  me jumping from topic to topic, … more →

Tags: Random, University, antidepressants, anxiety, Arts, Best Poems, Books, Carol Ann Duffy, CBT

Hurufism, Fish, and Poetry as the highest form of love for God

moxie134 wrote 1 month ago: Part II: Fish In the context of the ideals of Hurufism, it’s interesting to return to a poem we read … more →

Tags: 19th Century English Poetry, Eels, Existence, Fish, Hurufism, minogi, mistranslation, mouth thought, Poetry

Small-needing2 comments

Secret Gardener wrote 2 months ago: . . . . The fish is swift, small-needing, vague yet clear, A cold, sweet, silver life, wrapped in ro … more →

Tags: Art, Poetry, Still Life, Fauna, The Fish the Man and the Spirit, The Fish, Fear, William Merritt Chase

The Fish, the Man, and the Spirit2 comments

Secret Gardener wrote 2 months ago: TO A FISH You strange, astonished-looking, angle-faced, Dreary-mouthed, gaping wretches of the sea, … more →

Tags: Art, critic, Essayist, Fauna, london journal, Pieter Lastman, Poet, Raphael, rembrandt

Lisa Gee on William Hayley

dollydelightly wrote 6 months ago: I sit and watch my host, writer and journalist, Lisa Gee whiz around her bright, spacious kitchen – … more →

Tags: Interview, Biography, Books, Book Reviews, book, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Unbound, William Hayley

Shipwreck Of Mankind2 comments

Manoah's Wife wrote 10 months ago: The Pun by G.K. Chesterton A PIECE of peculiarly bad advice is constantly given to modern writers, e … more →

Tags: G. K. Chesterton, charles lamb, Christianity, Literature, Poetry, pun, Sydney Smith

Integrity vs. Loyalty2 comments

Karen Joy wrote 1 year ago: Sometimes, I worry that my children won’t learn enough.  Or, rather, that, as homeschooled chi … more →

Tags: The Kids, Homeschooling, God/Christianity/Church, The Dear Hubby, Marriage, Christianity, Christian Living, Vineyard Phoenix, Poetry

Abou Bou Whatshisname and the Chatty Angel2 comments

Alfred Symon wrote 1 year ago: Day 15: Abou Bou Whatshisname and the Chatty Angel Angel 013 (Photo credit: Juliett-Foxtrott) Abou b … more →

Tags: Poetry, NaPoWriMo 2012 Archive, Narrative, Parody/Satire, Creativity, Culture, Literature, Arts, Reading

The Glove And The Lions by James Henry Leigh Hunt3 comments

thebardonthehill wrote 1 year ago: The Glove And The Lions King Francis was a hearty king, and loved a royal sport, And one day, as his … more →

Tags: Poems of other poets, E-H, Poem, Poetry, < META name = "keywords" content = The Glo, King Francis, Count de Lorge, no love but vanity" >

Abou Ben Adhem by James Henry Leigh Hunt1 comment

thebardonthehill wrote 1 year ago: Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within … more →

Tags: Poems of other poets, E-H, Poem, Poetry, < META name = "keywords" content = Abou Be, may his tribe increase, deep dream of peace, name led all the rest" >

Song of Fairies Robbing an Orchard by Thomas Randolph

elfdart wrote 2 years ago: This was originally written in latin by Thomas Randolph and was later translated into english by Jam … more →

Tags: Poetry, fairies' song, thomas randolph

National Poetry Month

hopeseguin wrote 3 years ago: April is National Poetry Month. In Central Park on Saturday for the Radio Bookworm fundraiser,  Don … more →

Tags: Reading, Books, Emily Dickinson, Poets, National Poetry Month, Edgar Guest, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Alfred Tennyson

Regency Sex Symbols: James Henry Leigh Hunt

anneglover wrote 4 years ago: (1784-1859) Essayist, poet, editor and publisher James and his brother John published a liberal week … more →

Tags: Regency Sex Symbols, Regency poets


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