POETS Day: Crow, by Ted Hughes
This is what you do, Ted. You will never be loved. If Hughes was cruel, he was thorough.
Author: Ben Sears
POETS Day! Hartley Coleridge
He may not have achieved immortality on his own, but he’s firmly attached to the coattails of those who have.
POETS Day! More Seamus Heaney and Thoughts on Touching Stuff
I suppose we have cells that touched cells that touched the Renaissance or got Irish petrichor on them. It’s a Kevin Bacon game at this point.
POETS Day! Listening to Seamus Heaney
There’s a lot to say about Seamus Heaney, but I’ll get to that some other time. I’m stuck on sound right now.
POETS Day! Vita Sackville-West
In addition to being a popular writer during her lifetime, Vita’s notable for being Virginia Woolf’s inspiration the novel Orlando
POETS Day! My Problems with Walt Whitman
I cringe at the images “Whitman fan” conjures; wannabe Annie Savoys from Bull Durham singing the body electric
POETS Day! John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
The roguish 2nd Earl also acted as the King’s de facto pimp about court. I’m sure that bought him a few indulgences.
Processing Loss: Alabama Loses Nick Saban
Nick Saban’s gone, so fans are checking on that friend of a brother-in-law whose wife plays bridge with the athletic department HR assistant director
POETS Day! Theodore Roethke
As for Theodore Roethke… I got nothing. I’ve come across the name, of course. I’d just never read his work until this week.
Not Really a POETS Day: Caroling! Caroling!
I have a favorite Christmas song. I’m setting myself up for guff here, but I’m a big fan of Sir Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime.”
POETS Day! John Skelton, Cyndi Lauper, and Phonies
What I remembered about John Skelton (1460-1529) was that he had idiosyncrasies of rhyme and meter referred to as Skeltonics.
POETS Day Turns 100: William Logan
William Logan has a sharp sense of humor, is capable of barbed comments, and isn’t afraid of outright insults.
POETS Day! Fugglestone St. Peter’s own, George Herbert
Herbert’s talent was immense and it’s astonishing what impact he was able to make in his short thirty-nine years, but Donne remains Donne.
Farrah Fawcett and Grilled Spaghetti Sauce
Given the choice between abandoning an imprinted notion of sexuality and this grilled spaghetti sauce, I chose the sauce.
POETS Day! Thanks for God, Girls, and Growing Old
Piss Off Early, Tomorrow’s Saturday” doesn’t really resonate when so many have a long Thanksgiving weekend anyway.
POETS Day! Thumbing Through Dylan Thomas’s Collected Poems 1934-1952
Frustration with the connection between birth and death is a theme that shows itself frequently while reading Dylan Thomas.
Money’s on the Nightstand, Jimbo Fisher
Texas A&M loved Jimbo Fisher to the tune of $95.6m dollars, and within two years loathed him so much they’ll give him $77.5m to just go away.
POETS Day! William Empson’s “Aubade”
An aubade is a song sung at daybreak, usually about lovers going their separate ways before getting caught. Many poets have a poem titled “Aubade.”
POETS Day! Amy Lowell
Amy Lowell is not as widely remembered as an early twentieth century reader might expect she would be.
POETS Day! Henry Vaughan and The Yellow King
True Detective mentions a few things from The Yellow King but it’s window dressing…Thankfully, Vaughan delivers what Warren does not.
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