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Monthly Archives: April 2014
Poem a Day 2014: Return of Gemineye, “Poetic Bloodline” (#30)
“No good poem makes common sense: the essence of a good poem is the uncommonness of the sense it makes. It is a structuring of words in which many meanings, or meanings at many levels, are enacted. If we read … Continue reading
Posted in National Poetry Month
Tagged Dead Poets Society, Gemineye, Poetic Bloodline
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Poem a Day 2014: Poe’s “Alone” (#29)
“Alone” From childhood’s hour I have not been As others were—I have not seen As others saw—I could not bring My passions from a common spring— From the same source I have not taken My sorrow—I could not awaken My … Continue reading
Poem a Day 2014: New York City Haiku’s (#28)
Here are some of the haiku’s about New York City from the New York Times Haiku Challenge (selected by Marie Howe, New York state poet): Riding through the park no daffodils blooming yet — but unbuttoned coats. — Sharon Rousseau, … Continue reading
Boston Theater: Fresh Ink Theatre’s 123
Greetings, Boston theatergoers. Today I got to see the matinee production of Fresh Ink Theatre’s play 123, directed by Shana Gozansky, and I highly recommend you go see the show at the Factory Theatre before it closes on May 3rd. It … Continue reading
Poem a Day 2014: Czesław Miłosz, “To Allen Ginsberg” (#27)
“To Allen Ginsberg” Allen, you good man, great poet of the murderous century, who persisting in folly attained wisdom. I confess to you, my life was not as I would have liked it to be. And now, when it has … Continue reading
Poem a Day 2014: Luis Palés Matos, “Gallo” (#26)
Back home, especially in the coastal areas of the country, cockfighting, the world’s oldest spectator sport, is a deep-rooted passion and a way of life. Whatever one feels about the questionable use of animals for violence and gambling, I think … Continue reading
Poem a Day 2014: Javon Johnson, “cuz he’s black” (#25)
As I was reading a New York Times piece on the 90th anniversary of the birth of James Baldwin, and an essay in Poetry Magazine by Nikky Finney on how Baldwin taught her “the power of rain,” I was reminded … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, National Poetry Month
Tagged James Baldwin, Javon Johnson, Nikky Finney
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Boston NOW: April 2014 Part 2
Did you think one post would be enough to cover the cultural events happening in Boston this month? That’s cute. The last week of April bleeding into the first of May is chockablock full of art, music, dance, and literary … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, Boston NOW, Literature, Music, Theatre
Tagged AAADT, Alvin Ailey, ArtWeek Boston, Boston Magazine, BPL, Citi Performing Arts Center, Harvard LITFest, JazzBoston, Wang Theater
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Poem a Day 2014: Yeats, “Leda and the Swan” (#24)
The events sung and recounted in The Iliad, The Aeneid, and The Oresteia all took place because of one shockingly violent act. That act is the mythological subject of Yeats’ poem: “Leda and the Swan” W. B. Yeats A sudden … Continue reading
Poem a Day 2014: Gilgamesh and David Ferry (#22 and #23)
First order of business: today is the 450th birthday of the inimitable William Shakespeare. Celebrate accordingly. Secondly, it’s time for some poetry: Although I try not to repeat poets, to excerpt from the Epic of Gilgamesh is to also mention its … Continue reading
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Tagged David Ferry, Gilgamesh, William Shakespeare
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