April 13, 2010
Blue Rainbow by M.L. Wylie Blue, my love is blue Dazzled by glass Like frozen fire For blue flame burns hottest and most pure And so my love is azure Blue, my love is blue A thousand feet of sky And sunlight in my eye You lift me in the air And so my love is […]
April 12, 2010
The Different Stars by W.S. Merwin I could never have come to the present without you remember that from whatever stage we may again watch it appear with its lines clear pain having gone from there so that we may well wonder looking back on us here what tormented us what great difficulty invisible in […]
April 11, 2010
Forgetfulness by Billy Collins The name of the author is the first to go followed obediently by the title, the plot, the heartbreaking conclusion, the entire novel which suddenly becomes one you have never read, never even heard of, as if, one by one, the memories you used to harbor decided to retire to the […]
April 10, 2010
The Lama by Ogden Nash The one-L lama, He’s a priest. The two-L llama, He’s a beast. And I would bet A silk pajama There isn’t any Three-L lllama. This poem was selected by Barb L. (Reader’s Services) Poetry Copyright Notice
February 18, 2010
Gwendolyn Brooks was known for poetry, but she wrote a novel, too Gwendolyn Brooks is known as a great poet. Poet Laureate of Illinois from 1968 until her death in 2000, she won the Pulitzer Prize for “Annie Allen” in 1950. She was the first African-American to win the prize and continued to collect accolades […]
February 3, 2010
As the 2010 Sundance Film Festival wrapped up last weekend, word about one film in particular came echoing down the Utah mountainside to catch the ear of the literary community. With a Grand Jury Prize nomination to its credit, the experimental biopic “Howl” has the book world buzzing. Based on the life of poet Allen Ginsberg and the 1957 […]
October 30, 2009
It’s that time of year again. Time to slap on a multicolored wig, a pair of fangs, and maybe a poorly ventilated rubber mask and head on out into the night with the rest of the world’s sugar hungry ghouls for an evening of spooktacular candy retrieval. And when you’re done binging on your loot and through gouging […]
August 24, 2009
In honor of Shark Week, the Discovery Channel’s annual weeklong series of television programs devoted to sharks, Poets.org has compiled 35 Poems about Sharks, and examined how the animals have been represented in classic and contemporary poetry.
April 17, 2009
In honor of National Poetry Month we asked one of our favorite poets, Dobby Gibson, author of two volumes of poetry (Polar and Skirmish) to tell us about five poems or poets that have disturbed his universe. He spoke with us via email. __________________________________________________ Dobby Gibson: What are the five poets or poems that have “most […]
April 1, 2009
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