About Poetry: Notes on Frost’s Poems/Poetry of Sport

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Poetry Poetry Poets Reading / Studying Poems Writing Poetry From Bob Holman & Margery Snyder, your Guide to Poetry News >=< Poetry >=< History Writing a blog about poetry, we are naturally concerned with the intersections between poetry and the new news media, between poems and journalism. This is nothing new, really—poets have ever been so, concerned with the connections between their poems and the currents of human history.... Read more Poetry in the Locker Room One recurring theme in our blog postings has been the poetry inspired by sport. But lately we’ve been hearing more about poetry’s use as inspiration for the players of sports.... Read more American Farmer/Philosopher Poet, Robert Frost Robert Frost was a philosopher of American life, many of his poems are parables set in timeless rural scenes, and his most memorable lines quite naturally come to mind at ceremonial turning points in American life. Even the sound of his name is folksy and rural, but there's much more to him than the stereotype. See More About:  robert frost  20th century american poetry  new england Newest Additions to Our Library of Frost Poems “Ghost House” (1915) “For Once, Then, Something” (1923) “Carpe Diem” (1923) See More About:  robert frost  20th century american poetry  the road not taken Poetry Ads Poems Poetry Poems About Life Poems of Love Publish My Poetry Featured Articles Robert Frost Talks About Poetry Notes on “The Pasture” Notes on “Mending Wall” Notes on “Nothing Gold Can Stay” Study Guide to “The Road Not Taken” Corrected Link: What is a Ghazal?   More from About.com Career Quizzes Not sure what you want to do when you grow up? Take a career quiz to see if your dream job is a good fit for your interests and skills. More> Self Assessments No quiz can magically tell you what to do with the rest of your life, but a combination of self assessment tools can help you decide. More> This newsletter is written by: Bob Holman & Margery Snyder Poetry Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Poetry newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads Summer Poems Glossary of Traditional Poetic Forms How To Give a Good Reading of Your Poems Reader Stories: Giving a Reading Nursery Rhymes All Kinds Advertisement

A Month of Poems: Day 17 - Walt Whitman

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A Month of Poems Day 17 - Walt Whitman From Bob Holman & Margery Snyder, your Guide to Poetry Yesterday's poet, Emily Dickinson, and today's, Walt Whitman, are the binary stars at the center of the American poetry galaxy--male and female, one wielding precise short lines cut into origami by her dashes, the other spinning out long rhythmic breathing lines containing all the details and elements of American life from shore to shore. "Song of Myself" (Section 15) This is the section of Whitman’s great poem that begins with “The pure contralto sings in the organ loft,” extends through many lines celebrating the multitudes of different American individuals (its original title in the first edition of Leaves of Grass was “Poem of Walt Whitman, an American”), and builds to this climax of deep connection: “The city sleeps, and the country sleeps; The living sleep for their time, the dead sleep for their time; The old husband sleeps by his wife, and the young husband sleeps by his wife; And these one and all tend inward to me, and I tend outward to them; And such as it is to be of these, more or less, I am.” (You can read the entire “Song of Myself” also on our site.) For further reading: Profile of Walt Whitman His childhood in New York, his early careers as journalist and teacher, his radically inclusive and transcendant philosophy, his expansive poetic voice, the effect of the Civil War on him, and his masterpiece, self-published and republished many times, Leaves of Grass... Library: Poems from Whitman’s This email is written by: Bob Holman & Margery Snyder Poetry Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'A Month of Poems' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement