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“Album” by Robin Robertson

  In certain poetry circles, confessional or autobiographical poetry is considered shockingly vulgar. When there are so many important themes to explore, how gauche to talk about yourself. In other...

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“The Sadness Of My Neighbors” by James Tate

  I’ve mentioned before that there is a certain movement in contemporary poetry to write poems with no meaning. I recently took a poetry workshop with an instructor who believed with all her heart that...

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Ready For You To Go

  Ready For You To Go I am ready for you to go. Not in an “I’m tired, and you need to go” sort of way. Not in a “You’ve pissed me off, now leave” sort of way. Not in a “You’ve had too much … Continue...

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A Joyful Noise

I like to imagine    that the joyfully       chirping birrds   Singing their joyous    song outside my       bedroom window (at 3:15 a.m.)   Are commemorating    and celebrating       my first night...

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