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Tag Archives: poem
“Nobody’s Sonnet” by Kurt Olssun
as it appeared in The New Republic, October 21, 2009.
Posted in poetry
Tagged dark, Kurt Olssun, nobody, Nobody's Sonnet, poem, poetry, understand, writing
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“Theory of Memory” by Louise Glück
Long, long ago, before I was a tormented artist, afflicted with longing yet incapable of forming durable attachments, long before this, I was a glorious ruler uniting all of a divided country—so I was told by the fortune-teller who examined … Continue reading
Posted in memory, poetry
Tagged artist, dream, fortune-teller, future, hypothesis, Louise Gluck, past, poem, poetry, Theory of Memory
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“Magdalene — The Seven Devils” by Marie Howe
“Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven devils had been cast out” —Luke 8:2. The first was that I was very busy. The second — I was different from you: whatever happened to you could not happen to me, not like that. … Continue reading
“Alas, Time stays, — we go!”
A friend of mine is teaching a summer school class about the city of Chicago and is out of town for a couple of days, so I am subbing for her. The class is small and the students are 6th … Continue reading
Posted in poetry, sculpture, time
Tagged Fountain of Time, Henry Austin Dobson, Lorado Taft, Midway, poem, poetry, sculpture, The Paradox of Time, time
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Who are we
After a delicious pancake breakfast at home (including using organic coconut flour—oh yeah!), I worked in my studio, mainly organizing some of the clutter that has accumulated since summer. In a pile of random supplies and stray papers I found … Continue reading
Posted in poetry, transformation
Tagged fire and ice rose, Liartes, poem, poetry, spider mums, sun, transformation, winter solstice
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“Negative Space” by Ron Koertge
My dad taught me to pack: lay out everything. Put back half. Roll things that roll. Wrinkle-prone things on top of cotton things. Then pants, waist- to-hem. Nooks and crannies for socks. Belts around the sides like snakes. Plastic over … Continue reading
“Keeping Things Whole” by Mark Strand (1934-2014)
In a field I am the absence of field. This is always the case. Wherever I am I am what is missing. When I walk I part the air and always the air moves in to fill the spaces where … Continue reading
Posted in poetry
Tagged absence, emptiness, Keeping Things Whole, Mark Strand, moving, poem, poetry
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“The Dice Player” by Mahmoud Darwish
This very powerful short film animated by Nissmah Roshdy, won the 2014 ZEBRA Prize for Best Poetry Film, illustrating an excerpt from Mahmoud Darwish’s “La-eb al Nard,” “The Dice-Player.” Below is the poem in its entirety. The Dice Player Who … Continue reading
Posted in animation, poetry
Tagged animation, La-eb al Nard, Mahmoud Darwish, Nissmah Roshdy, poem, short film, video, ZEBRA Prize
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Vermont Wedding
Today my sister and her partner of almost 19 years got married on a warm, sunny, and windy afternoon in Vermont. xxx A Blessing for Wedding xxxx Today when persimmons ripen Today when fox-kits come out of their den into … Continue reading
Posted in family, LGBTQ, poetry, romance
Tagged A Blessing for Wedding, jane hirshfield, poem, poetry, romance, wedding
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“Immortal Longings” by Robert Pinsky
Inside the silver body Slowing as it banks through veils of cloud We float separately in our seats Like the cells or atoms of one Creature, needs And states of a shuddering god. Under him, a thirsty brilliance. Pulsing or … Continue reading