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Bob Holman and Eleonora Fisco discuss the Spoken Word at the CUNY Graduate Center

  On October 3, at the CUNY Graduate Center, I recorded a conversation between Bob Holman and Eleonora Fisco about the Spoken Word and Slam Poetry. They also discussed the important work poetry does in keeping languages alive, and they … Continue reading

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And Five More American Poets: Stevens, Swenson, Rukeyser, Lowell and Ashbery

… Wallace Stevens … The Idea of Order at Key West She sang beyond the genius of the sea. The water never formed to mind or voice, Like a body wholly body, fluttering Its empty sleeves; and yet its mimic … Continue reading

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Les Bijoux par Charles Baudelaire

… … Your girlfriend gets naked. She puts on all of the jewelry you’ve ever bought her. Then she dances only for you. Sounds pretty simple, doesn’t it? Yet in Les Bijoux the poetry excites and entices all of the … Continue reading

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5 Poems by Robert Frost

Here is a PDF with all five poems by Robert Frost included in this post: 5 Poems by Robert Frost The Tuft of Flowers Acquainted with the Night The Road Not Taken Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Dust … Continue reading