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Jun 9, 2009
Sandburg's Chicago
In a tribute to the city of Chicago, the speaker, while admitting it has flaws, attempts to elevate the city's value and strength above other "little soft cities."
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Jun 7, 2009
Edgar Allan Poe's Annabel Lee
Edgar Allan Poe opined, "the death, then, of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world."
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Jun 5, 2009
Turner's Here, Bullet
The speaker in Brian Turner's modern classic, "Here, Bullet," dramatizes the transformation of fear that produces and distinguishes heroes.
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Jun 3, 2009
Poet for June – James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson was born June 17, 1871, in Jacksonville, Florida. A composer of many popular songs, this poet also penned many important prayer-poems.
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May 28, 2009
Frost's A Girl's Garden
Robert Frost's literary vignette portrays the speaker's neighbor, who likes to tell a little story to villagers about planting a garden while she was still a girl.
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May 26, 2009
Williams' Proletarian Portrait
Invoking the Marxist mystique of the proletarian vs. bourgeoisie struggle, Williams attempts to offer a sympathetic look at a young woman's plight.
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May 23, 2009
Dobyns' How to Like It
Stephen Dobyns' poem dramatizes the mental process of an aging man whose doubts and concerns translate into many questions, including "Why is it all so difficult?"
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Jun 30, 2009
Word Choices Distinguish Into My Own
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David Todd
"Into My Own," a sonnet in rhyming couplets, is not dominated by rhyme or meter. Rather, Robert Frost uses good word choices to enthrall his readers.
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Jun 25, 2009
Imagery and Metaphor in Into My Own
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David Todd
Robert Frost does not rely on form alone in his early poems. "Into My Own" makes excellent use of a few images and metaphors to convey a universal message.
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Jun 24, 2009
Delmore Schwartz is Worth Another Look
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Douglas Nordfors
Summer Knowledge, Delmore Schwartz's selected poems, published 50 years ago, reveals some fascinating things about his unique talent and the nature of fame.
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Jun 23, 2009
Robert Frost's Into My Own
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David Todd
Robert Frost's early poems reflect a high-level of poetic craft and mastery. "Into My Own" shows most of the features he became famous for.
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Jun 18, 2009
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
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Margaret Langner
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, by T.S. Eliot is a rather sad poem when the reader looks deeply into it and understands the meaning behind this poem. J. Alfred Prufr
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Jun 18, 2009
Scary Movies – A Poem
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Martin G. Wood
Poet Kim Addonizio correlates cinematic scenes and scenarios with memories; horror and dread and death as interchangeable parts in reality, indistinguishable from life.
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Jun 10, 2009
Understanding Frost's Imagery and Naturalism
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Margaret Langner
Frost's poems have a great deal of imagery weaved throughout them and his naturalistic style of writing gives his poems an earthy feel to them.
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