Poem of the Week

“A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful implanted in the human soul.” --Johann Wolfgang Goethe

Saturday, June 20, 2009

An Anonymous Poem from Iran

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Friday the 19th of June, 2009 Tomorrow, Saturday Tomorrow is a day of destiny Tonight the cries of Allah-o Akhbar Are heard louder and loude...
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Friday, June 12, 2009

Lesson by Ellen Bryant Voigt

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Lesson Whenever my mother, who taught small children forty years, asked a question, she already knew the answer. "Would you like to...
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Friday, June 05, 2009

Personals by C.D. Wright

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Personals Some nights I sleep with my dress on. My teeth are small and even. I don't get headaches. Since 1971 or before, I have hunted ...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Prayer by Carol Ann Duffy

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I love Carol Ann Duffy's "Prayer," and the poem is even more remarkable when you consider how strictly she's stayed true t...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

You Who Never Arrived by Rainer Maria Rilke

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You Who Never Arrived You who never arrived in my arms, Beloved, who were lost from the start, I don't even know what songs would please...
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Friday, May 15, 2009

Introduction to Poetry by Billy Collins

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This is good advice to anyone just starting to read poetry. And if you've ever been in a poetry workshop, you know what Collins is talk...
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Friday, May 08, 2009

Alone by Edgar Allan Poe

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Old school this week. What do you think? Alone From childhood's hour I have not been As others were--I have not seen As others saw--I c...
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