Poetry News For May 14, 2007
Poetry News:
- — Alan Brownjohn enjoys something old and something new in four strong collections —
- — “Change is the nursery,” the poet wrote in his third elegy, “Of musicke, joy, life, and eternity” —
- — If babies get an edge in math by listening to Mozart, might poetry ” Mother Goose, Shakespeare‘ sonnets, Emily Dickinson ” tune young ears to the music of language? —
- — I have a vivid imaginary world I am able to inhabit —
- — By Harvard Yard, poetry’s secret garden —
- — Poetry appeals to people who get bored easily —
Songs that zing me (meme going around). All link to You Tube:
Mas Que Nada - Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66
Old Fashioned Morphine - Jolie Holland
Wildwood Flower - Mother Maybelle Carter
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