Category Archives: Favorite Writers
Omnivorous Reader
I have been accused of being an indiscriminate reader. While in graduate school, friends teased me about reading the Twilight books years earlier. I had read them because I wanted to see what my younger cousins were addicted to. I … Continue reading
The Routines of Other Writers
Writing is not a job with hours or even deadlines, unless you count the self imposed one. Because of that I have always been fascinated by the routines and daily schedules of other writers and artists. There is so much … Continue reading
W.H. Auden
“May I, composed like them Of Eros and of dust, Beleaguered by the same Negation and despair, show an affirming flame” September 1st, 1939 – W.H. Auden The above excerpt was from the poem that initially drew me to Auden’s … Continue reading
Class
One of the best experiences I have had this year is teaching a poetry class. I have been an English professor for over a year now, and while I have managed to sneak poetry in to most of my classes, … Continue reading
Their Lonely Betters
Recently I taught a number of Auden’s poems to my poetry class. I was very pleased by how his work was so admired by them. One student admitted that he was looking forward to tweeting several lines. Others repeated lines … Continue reading
Prose for Poet’s (Part 1)
Even as a child, I read a lot, averaging about a book a day. Now the books I read tend to be much longer and since my time is more limited, I usually read about a hundred books a year. … Continue reading
The More Loving One
Sometimes you can love a poem, even though you do not identify with the sentiment. This poem, and the audio recording of it by Auden (which you can find here) is incredible in the way it alines nature and emotion … Continue reading
A Few of my Favorite Lines
“When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;” – When you … Continue reading