Category Archives: poetry

Book Review: Collected Poems: 1957-1982 by Wendell Berry

Posted on January 31, 2012 by CarrieK

Title: Collected Poems: 1957-1982 Author: Wendell Berry Genre: Poetry Publisher: North Point Press Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library This review was previously posted on my personal blog on April 12, 2007. I … Continue reading →

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In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Posted on January 16, 2012 by CarrieK

This poem by Robert Hayden was written about Frederick Douglass, but could equally apply to Dr. King and the other men and women who worked for equality and freedom for all. Frederick Douglass ~ by Robert Hayden ~ When it … Continue reading →

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December Moon by May Sarton

Posted on December 1, 2011 by CarrieK

Before going to bed After a fall of snow I look out on the field Shining there in the moonlight So calm, untouched and white Snow silence fills my head After I leave the window. Hours later near dawn When … Continue reading →

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Okay, let’s try this one more time: Some bookish links I forgot to share. Twice.

Posted on September 25, 2011 by CarrieK

So, I fully intended to share these links in my Sunday Salon post. I even mention it in the title. But I guess I was too sleepy last night when writing my post and completely left them out. Since I … Continue reading →

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To Autumn by John Keats

Posted on September 22, 2011 by CarrieK

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run; To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees, And fill all fruit … Continue reading →

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Gold by Billy Collins

Posted on June 2, 2011 by CarrieK

I don’t want to make too much of this, but because the bedroom faces east across a lake here in Florida, when the sun begins to rise and reflects off the water, the whole room is suffused with the kind … Continue reading →

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What She Said by Billy Collins

Posted on May 26, 2011 by CarrieK

When he told me he expected me to pay for dinner, I was like give me a break. I was not the exact equivalent of give me a break. I was just similar to give me a break. As I … Continue reading →

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A Bouquet by Bei Dao

Posted on May 19, 2011 by CarrieK

Between me and the world You are a bay, a sail The faithful ends of a rope You are a fountain, a wind A shrill childhood cry Between me and the world You are a picture frame, a window A … Continue reading →

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