In terms of my poetry world, 2015 has turned out to be a year of endings and legacies. The Poetry … More
Tag: contemporary american poetry
Inside Lifesaving Poems 4
I have been moving. Not moving house, moving within it. Stuff has come with me, some of it has vanished … More
Lifesaving Poems:Elizabeth Bishop’s ‘Poem’
The funniest thing you will ever read about Elizabeth Bishop (or teaching, or anything else) is Mark Halliday‘s essay Moose … More
Lifesaving Poems: John Ashbery’s ‘Down by the Station Early in the Morning’
Down by the Station Early in the Morning It all wears out. I keep telling myself this, butI can never … More
Lifesaving Poems: Robert Pinsky’s ‘Song of Reasons’
Song of ReasonsBecause of the change of key midway in “Come Back to Sorrento”The little tune comes back higher, and … More