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The poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen is one of my favorite poems for a number of reasons. One is that I love the post WWI era poets … Continue Reading Dulce et Decorum Est: Sweet and Proper Indeed
The poem “Digging” by Seamus Heaney is a beautiful piece that grapples with societal and self expectations. I admire this poem because it feels like Heaney is navigating what it … Continue Reading Digging: What of my Father and his Father?
The Poem “In a Station of the Metro” by Ezra Pound is the epitome of brevity when it comes to poetry. I would link you to the poem like I … Continue Reading In a Station of the Metro: Is Two Sentences a Poem?
The poem “Poetry” by Marianne Moore is a great and fascinating poem for a number of reasons. Just generally this is an excellent poem in regard to the discord it … Continue Reading Poetry: The Gold Standard of Revision
The poem “When You Are Old” by William Butler Yeats is a great example of how poetry can be simple but also incredibly beautiful. For a poem published in 1893 … Continue Reading When You Are Old: Yeats is Something Else
The poem “Gertrude Stein” by Mina Loy is a brief yet beautiful homage to the poem’s namesake. The poem is a single sentence, only nine short lines, but a lot … Continue Reading Gertrude Stein: Mina Loy Was Concise
Yes, really clotheslines. The poem “Ode to the Clothesline” by Kwame Dawes means a lot to me because it was one of the first poems where I felt like I … Continue Reading Ode to the Clothesline: Really, Clotheslines…
The Poem “Good Bones” by Maggie Smith has recently become one of my favorite poems. I first encountered this poem at a writing camp that I counsel at during the … Continue Reading Good Bones: Who Are We Talking to?
The poem “Sestina” by Elizabeth Bishop is an excellent example of how form and structure can be used to heighten the impact of a poem. I guess the first important … Continue Reading Sestina: The Isolated Bishop
The Poem “The Road Not Taken” is one of the most well known poems of all time. It is referenced again and again in pop culture and in the classroom. … Continue Reading The Road Not Taken: Regret or Active Choice?
The poem “This Is Just to Say” by William Carlos Williams is the epitome of the kind of style you can expect from him. Many of his poems are rather … Continue Reading This Is Just To Say: Maybe The Worst Apology Ever
The poem “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley is one that often comes to mind when someone asks me what my favorite poem is. There are a number of things that … Continue Reading Ozymandias: The King of Sand and Nothing