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“On Frost and Eliot” by William Pritchard
Literary critic William Pritchard collects his articles on the two poets. William Pritchard is the Henry Clay Folger Professor of English, Emeritus, at Amherst College. He received his A.B. degree from Amherst and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University. His teaching has focused on 20th century poetry and fiction, but’s also taught on […]
Poets and Poems: Patricia Clark and “Self-Portrait with a Million Dollars”
“Self-Portrait with a Million Nature” by poet Patricia Clark uses nature to frame poetry about the inevitable changes of life.
Poets and Poems: Paul Willis and “Orvieto”
Poet Paul Willis visits a walled medieval town of Orvieto in Italy, and he describes its art, churches, streets, monuments, and vineyards.
Poets and Poems: Gabrielle Myers and “Points in the Network”
In “Points in the Network: Poems,” Gabrielle Myers takes familiar, everyday subjects and makes you think you’re reading them for the first time.
Poetry Club Tea Date ✨ True North
Get your favorite steep (or brew) and join us in writing a poem based on Beth Copeland’s “True North.” Add a little fog & mystery along the way!
Poets and Poems: Christine Rhein and “Wild Flight”
“Wild Flight: Poems” by Christine Rhein tells a story of how a boy’s displacement during World War II shaped his family for decades after.
Poets and Poems: Peter Murphy and “You Too Were Once on Fire”
In “You Were Once on Fire,” poet Peter Murphy describes the distance between the real and the ideal and a sense of things coming undone.
“Your Accent! You Can’t Be from New Orleans!”
I may be the only person I know born and raised in New Orleans who didn’t have the famous New Orleans accent.