In April, we shared poems about traveling through the air. Diana hosted, inviting us with a lovely little poem:
Along Jersey’s highways and byways,
I sought a topic for the poems
that we will read when we next gather,
April 13, at Frances’s home.
I wish I could outwit distance
and entertain all you poetic folks
here in my five-cat condo
deep in [...]
Archive for the ‘Elizabeth Bishop’ Category
We Fly Through the Air
Posted in Anne Sexton, Antoine de Saint Exupery, Brenda Shaughnessy, David Pedlow, Elizabeth Bishop, Jack Prelutsky, John Gillespie Magee, Jr., Maxine Kumin, Rita Dove, Tony Curtis, W.H. Auden, William Carlos Williams, William Stafford, Yusef Komunyakaa on May 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We Have a Little Poetry With Our Food
Posted in Anne Marie Macari, BJ Ward, Cor Van Den Heuval, Elizabeth Bishop, Emily Dickinson, Jane Kenyon, Stanley Kunitz, Steven Ford Brown on October 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
On September 10, we ate at Denise’s house…and read a little poetry. Here’s the list:
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979) – bio
Sestina
The Armadillo (audio reading)
BJ Ward (1967 – ) web site - NJ poet and special guest star of bat mitzvahs
Gravedigger’s Birthday
Landing in New Jersey with Soft Hands
Sex with Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) – bio
Wild Nights
Steven Ford Brown (1952-) – [...]