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Post by GryphonMage on Jul 18, 2003 16:40:36 GMT -5
Do you have a favorite poet? Modern poets - I like Marilyn Nelson and Elizabeth Bishop. Classic I like Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman.
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Aurora
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Post by Aurora on Jul 19, 2003 18:52:05 GMT -5
I'm fond of Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson.
"Two Roads Diverged..."
...my favorite poem of all time.
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Post by Earthangel on Jul 19, 2003 20:16:06 GMT -5
My favorite poet is Jane Hirschfield. I find her work is absolutely incredible. My favorite of hers is "For What Binds Us." She also seems to be rather adept with Japanese. She translated the haiku poetry of Ono No Komachi and Izumi Shikibu into English. The book is called "The Ink Dark Moon." It is absolutely my most beloved poetry book.
I also like the poetry of Wislawa Szymborska. I think her poem "True Love" is just amazing.
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Post by GryphonMage on Jul 20, 2003 20:49:04 GMT -5
Actually one of my favorite books of poetry is called Call Me By My True Name by Thich Nhat Hanh. Vietnamese and really beautiful. Different...but amazing.
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Post by Amon on Jul 24, 2003 1:06:44 GMT -5
Long, long ago, I needed a poem to recite in a grade-school English class, so I asked my parents for advice on a good poem. Without hesitating a beat, my father said, "Jabberwocky!" and immediately proceeded to recite it entirely from memory: "'Twas brillig and the slithy toves did gyre and gymbol in the wabe...." I had not read Lewis Carroll's sequel to Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, but we had a copy at home. I only had to hear the opening stanza to know I had to recite it before the class.
In fairness, they thought I was pretty weird to begin with...but my friend stole the recital with "The Cremation of Sam McGee."
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Post by Aurora on Jul 26, 2003 1:20:03 GMT -5
I love the book Reflections on a Jar of Pickled Watermelon. Not just one poem, but the whole book. If you can get your hands on a copy, I highly recommend it.
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Post by Earthangel on Jul 29, 2003 13:39:31 GMT -5
Long, long ago, I needed a poem to recite in a grade-school English class, so I asked my parents for advice on a good poem. Without hesitating a beat, my father said, "Jabberwocky!" and immediately proceeded to recite it entirely from memory: "'Twas brillig and the slithy toves did gyre and gymbol in the wabe...." I had not read Lewis Carroll's sequel to Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, but we had a copy at home. I only had to hear the opening stanza to know I had to recite it before the class. I adore "The Jabberwocky." It was one of those pieces that I never quite "got" as a kid. I remember trying to read it, but I came to the assumption that it was written in Old English. Now that I read it again, it makes perfect sense. It is so lyrical. One of my college professors had a particular penchant for the line "and, as in uffish thought he stood." He loved the idea of an "uffish thought", and I must say I quite agree. Now if only I could find my vorpal blade.....
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Post by Earthangel on Jul 29, 2003 13:42:25 GMT -5
I love the book Reflections on a Jar of Pickled Watermelon. Not just one poem, but the whole book. If you can get your hands on a copy, I highly recommend it. Well that's an intriguing title. Is it the collected works of just one poet, or many?
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