On being thankful...

To be or not to be... a modernist?
The big debate in Am Po at the moment is...  whether Edwin Arlington Robinson is a modernist or not??

What is American poetry?
The only definition of American poetry that will stick is that it's poetry by Americans. * All this baloney about the supposedly new, improved, more interesting National Book Awards has sent me back to my basement whole to read books and not hype, listen to music, and tune it all out.  Lo and behold (as Dylan sang)...  there are other art forms that do not require ideological posturing to advance, an

Ekphrasis is dead, yadda yadda
The Cherry Tree When I first asked the groundskeeper about picking fruit, a lascivious grin crossed his face. I noticed that many of his teeth were missing, and wondered

Nothing
Below is a collation of search phrases used to land on this blog. I call it "Poetry Makes Nothing Happen, Part Deux," and will expand it from time to time. what do you mean by background of the invention? what is the poem of law, what say the gardeners about efforts of affection - non-appearance on parade? teen calls 911 after parents