Sunday, September 30, 2007
Memorization success
Okay, it was a somewhat halfway success, in that my ability to recite it is still quite shaky, but I memorized "Anecdote of the Jar" by Wallace Stevens as my fourth poem for September. That brings the total to "Ozymandias" by Shelley, "Autumn Begins in Martins Ferry, Ohio" by Wright, "Song of the Powers" by Mason, and that. I'm going to continue to branch out and memorize a greater range of poems in the coming months. I'll keep you posted here should I get one by heart.
So if you're going to be at AWP, I hope we bump into each other. And if I should be involved in something, let me know...
So if you're going to be at AWP, I hope we bump into each other. And if I should be involved in something, let me know...
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Steve,
I actually bought Wright's collected because of your comments about him here on Sturgeon's Law. I know only his "A Blessing" (& only because I'd taught it so many times from various anthologies).
He's an amazing poet. I love his meditative voice and his deep vision. I read that opening poem from his collected, "The Quest," out loud several times last night. It stayed in my head.
Thanks for reminding me of him.
I actually bought Wright's collected because of your comments about him here on Sturgeon's Law. I know only his "A Blessing" (& only because I'd taught it so many times from various anthologies).
He's an amazing poet. I love his meditative voice and his deep vision. I read that opening poem from his collected, "The Quest," out loud several times last night. It stayed in my head.
Thanks for reminding me of him.
Hi there, Glad this worked out for you. I'd like to memorize Meditation at Lagunitas by Robert Hass. One day...
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