Tag: Philip Larkin
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one more from michael j. wilson
In my recent microreview & interview of Michael J. Wilson’s A Child of Storm (Stalking Horse Press), I focused my review on ideas of ambition, how the poems in the collection sought to explore their subject from various angles and depths. The poem below, also from the same collection, is an example of this lyric ambition on…
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* moon tidings via kathleen jamie
First, a bit of news: the new issue of RHINO Poetry is available for purchase! Check out my poem “Joe” – selected for the 2015 Editor’s Prize – here as well as selections of other fine work in issue here. Thank you to everyone at RHINO for their support! *** This weekend brings with it a total…
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* the 200th post: a cento
Well, it had to happen: we’ve reached the 200th post on this blog! To celebrate, I decided to create a cento – a patchwork poem made by selecting lines from other people’s poems to create a singular poem (citing one’s sources, of course) – by going through all the posts published since I started this…
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* beyond mockery with philip larkin
Shared some of Philip Larkin’s work with students this week. I see him as a good example of playing content rebelliously while within formal structures. In the poem below, one can see what I mean in these lines about the moon: Lozenge of love! Medallion of art! O wolves of memory! Immensements! There’s something beyond…
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* cynicism via Adam Levine & Philip Larkin
This show changed my life. I was a cynic. It brought back the joy… (Adam Levine) This week on the Influence: Philip Larkin! FIRST, though, a confession: I watch The Voice. There I said it. Sharing this information in a public forum is tough. Indeed, admitting what T.V. shows one indulges in can be as…
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