Our second meeting of poet enthusiasts took place on Sunday, April 15. In the gloom of the rainy afternoon, we sat in a cozy living room sipping tea and tasting some evil and some not-so-evil treats. These are the poems we read, listened to and discussed.
Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) – Chilean-born Nobel Laureate for Literature – bio
Ode to My Socks read from the book America’s Favorite Poems by Robert Pinsky
Tom Wayman (1945 – ) – bio
Did I Miss Anything? – offered to us tongue in cheek by one who missed our first meeting! Did you miss anything??? No, not with this web site around!
William Wordsworth (1770 – 1850) – bio
Parodies of Wordsworth’s poem
Gordon J.L. Ramel – web site
Daffodils No More – a comment on the fewer numbers of daffodils in England these days. NOTE: I recently revisited these links and somehow the poem is now called Daffodils Revisited
David Martin (DCDave) – web site
I Wandered with a Wrought-up Mind – be sure to click on the link for federal poles. Without it, I’m not sure I would have gotten the meaning.
Joy Burki-Watson
I Pondered ‘Neath My Faceless Shroud – a tribute to the courageous ladies of Afghanistan
Cumbria Tourism
Wordsworth Rap – A hip-hop video version of I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud…just delightful!
Adrienne Rich (1929 – ) – bio
Turning – this isn’t the entire poem, but it is referenced in this NY Times analysis
William Henry Davies (1871-1940) – bio
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) – bio
Saliba Sarsar – background info
When Peace Becomes The Holy Land
Robert Penn Warren (1905-1989) – bio
Caribou -this isn’t the entire poem, but it is discussed here
The Poets' Notebook 