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What made Amanda Gorman's poem so much better than other inaugural verse
We call poetry an art of the spoken word, but it rarely lives up to this ideal.
- Jan 22, 2021
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The poetry that speaks best to the pandemic
From William Wordsworth to Elizabeth Bishop, poets remind us that it doesn’t take a pandemic to leave us feeling lonesome.
- Jun 11, 2020
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‘Dickinson’ is another example of pop culture trying to liberate Emily Dickinson
TV show also underscores the poet’s powerful intellect and wry sense of humor, which earlier portrayals too often ignored.
- Oct 31, 2019
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There’s no such thing as a good wedding poem
The most romantic lyrics are almost always too specific, too personal or too erotic.
- Sep 13, 2018