Love a Fortress: The Paper Nautilus and Logarithmic Structure in Marianne Moore’s Poetry
Marianne Moore’s poetry is filled with naturalist observations; of glaciers, chameleons, whales, elephants, lions, fish, peacocks, snails, and in the …
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Light the Dark Chamber: Kay Ryan’s Pinhole
Kay Ryan’s tiny poems are consistent in their short lines and great depth. As if a commentary on the size …
Linnaeus : The 26 Sexual Practices of Plants- Emily Skillings
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It’s thoughts–and just One Heart: Emily Dickinson and Plover Migration
“Flowers –to keep the Eyes–from going awkward When it snows–A Bird if they prefer–Though Winter Fire–sing clear as Plover–to …
poem: Tell Them
Originally posted on Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner:
Tell Them I prepared the package for my friends in the states the dangling earrings woven…
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Building Blocks: Brenda Iijima & Annie Won on the Chemicals that Make us Ill
Once when /building block /Once when/nuclei/Once when/mitochondrial/When the town w(as)/historical/When the town w(as) prosperous/mountainous From Brenda Iijima & Annie Won …
Lizard Tails and Poetic Regeneration in the Poetry of Stanley Kunitzk
“Certain saurian species, notably the skink, are capable of shedding their tails in self-defense when threatened. The detached appendage diverts …
What Endures and What Does Not? Jynne Dilling Martin, Antartica Artist in Residence
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