Tag: poetry
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UK National Poetry Day 2014
Today is National Poetry Day in the UK! In lieu of subjecting you to my own poetical musings, I wanted to share one of my favorite poems. Lesbos by Sylvia Plath Viciousness in the kitchen! The potatoes hiss. It is all Hollywood, windowless, The fluorescent light wincing on and off like a terrible migraine, Coy…
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Celebrating H.D.
Today is H.D.‘s birthday so I thought I would share my favorite of her poems. I was lucky enough to study HD while abroad at the University of Exeter as part of my “Beyond Plath: Modern American Women Poets.” Helen by H. D. All Greece hates the still eyes in the white face, the…
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A poem for your weekday
This week in my advanced poetry writing class we’ve been looking at the work of Adrienne Rich. The poem that spoke to me the most was “Diving into the Wreck.” It’s such an interesting exploration of gender and memory! Here it is below: Diving into the Wreck First having read the book of myths, and…
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Week in Review: What I Read
The lack of pictures for the post is due entirely to my weekend “getaway” (more on that in a post later this week). Here’s a look at my reading for this week: Racist Hunger Games Fans Disappointed: This article just makes me really sad. Apparently there are many Hunger Games fans who didn’t get the…
The Library of Alexandra 