The lioness of Iran
Thomas Pierce, Weekend Edition, NPR, via 3quarksdaily: “NPR’s Davar Ardalan interviewed Simin Behbahani, Iran’s national poet, today from Tehran. She’s 82 years-old and one of the most respected figures in modern Iran. She recites two poems inspired by recent events — one dedicated to the people of Iran and another to Neda, the woman whose […]
The Story of Bonnie and Clyde
by Bonnie Parker (herself!) You’ve read the story of Jesse James – Of how he lived and died. If you’re still in need of something to read, Here’s the story of Bonnie and Clyde. Now Bonnie and Clyde are the Barrow gang. I’m sure you all have read How they rob and steal, and those […]
Ogden Nash: Always Marry An April Girl
Ogden Nash captured the quicksilver without which love is simply impossible.
Poetry and prose
Elisabeth Alexander’s inaugural poem was bad. She’s best when she holds back and condenses. Her prosaic poetry is close to prose, her scenes spare and strong and close to home. “Someone is stitching up a hem, darning a hole in a uniform, patching a tire”. Wonderful! But the scenes were disjointed, and didn’t stand up […]
Pink flag
http://annehodgson.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/pink.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Downloadred-rag and pink-flag by e e cummings red-rag and pink-flag blackshirt and brown strut-mince and stink-brag have all come to town some like it shot and some like it hung and some like it in the twot nine months young About this poem: e e cummings‘ satirical poem expresses […]
Robert Frost: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
http://annehodgson.de/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/frost.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake […]
e e cummings: now is a ship
now is a ship which captain am sails out of sleep steering for dream Comment: “ee cummings is one of my most loved poets, and this poem, almost a haiku, suggests much about that other identity we carry in us and which life invites us to discover. Conventionally it would be said that we need to […]
