One of the neatest presents we received for our wedding was Mary Oliver’s collection of poems, Dream Work. The poem below was the first one I turned to in the collection, and it spoke to me bec… more →
EudaimoniaJennifer wrote 2 days ago: Edited to add: Matthew has also posted a poem today. An excellent one at that! I fell in love with … more →
jessiecarty wrote 4 days ago: This Monday Shout Out is going to contain a lot of local events because this is a busy poetry/writer … more →
upinvermont wrote 5 days ago: [The Vermont Poetry Newsletter is not issued by me but by Ron Lewis , by whose permission I post thi … more →
thrdr wrote 2 weeks ago: W. S. Merwin again. Or rather a selection, with brief introductions for each, by Merwin of five love … more →
tiger wrote 1 month ago: toward dawn we shared with you your hour of desolation, the huge lingering passion of your unearthly … more →
Deborah Barlow wrote 2 months ago: Poets House (Photo: Jon Denham, courtesy of Poets House) If you happen to find yourself in the Batte … more →
janvoogd wrote 2 months ago: Reference question: I will be traveling to Provincetown to in two weeks and I would like to photogra … more →
thisfrenzy wrote 4 months ago: You cannot write a poem until you hit upon its rhythm. That rhythm not only belongs to the subject m … more →
agoodspirit wrote 4 months ago: One of the neatest presents we received for our wedding was Mary Oliver’s collection of poems, … more →
agoodspirit wrote 5 months ago: Sometimes it’s hard to get going on Monday mornings, and poems seem just the cure for a malady … more →
peedeel wrote 5 months ago: I have walked through many lives, some of them my own, and I am not who I was, though some principle … more →
sculptedportrait wrote 5 months ago: A difficult but touching portrait of familial tragedy in a poem by American poet lauriet, Stanley Ku … more →
supriyanna wrote 6 months ago: I have walked through many lives, some of them my own, and I am not who I was, though some principle … more →
Ariane wrote 7 months ago: In honor of National Poetry Month, my friend Stephen Elliott has been soliciting “poems I love … more →
Sw Eden wrote 8 months ago: Written as Letter by Sw Eden This is final draft Dear, Manson I am sorry, that I did not write to yo … more →
genemyers wrote 9 months ago: The bi-annual Dodge Poetry Festival started in 1986 thanks to funding from the Geraldine R. Dodge Fo … more →
genemyers wrote 9 months ago: The bi-annual Dodge Poetry Festival started in 1986 thanks to funding from the Geraldine R. Dodge Fo … more →
genemyers wrote 9 months ago: One of the greatest joys of my life is in jeopardy. The bi-annual Dodge Poetry Festival started in 1 … more →
Sw Eden wrote 9 months ago: It is better to read a final paper http://sw-eden.net/2009/03/23/halleys-comet-stanley-kunitz-meanin … more →