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Gathering Paradise: Bill Murray Reads to Construction Workers at NYC’s Poets House
Posted by "GrrlScientist" on May 25, 2010 tags: Bill Murray, Poets House, NYC, NYC Life, Construction Workers, employment, I dwell in Possibility, Gathering Paradise, poem, poetry, poetry reading, Emily Dickinson, streaming video This is a beautiful video, showing the construction of NYC’s Poets House, along with a reading of several poems, including Emily Dickinson’s lovely poem, “I dwell in Possibility,” by actor…
The Peace of Wild Things
Posted by "GrrlScientist" on September 26, 2008 tags: Wood Duck, Aix sponsa, birds, poetry, The Peace of Wild Things, Wendell Berry Abstract. Male Wood Duck, Aix sponsa. Image: John Del Rio [larger view]. This has been a difficult and frightening week, and I admit I was especially terrified to learn that my bank failed and was seized by the SEC last night…
Snow, Aldo
Posted by "GrrlScientist" on May 21, 2008 tags: Snow, Aldo, Kate DiCamillo, poetry “A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful implanted in the human soul.” – Johann Wolfgang Goethe. I received so many poetry suggestions…
The Death of a Toad
Posted by "GrrlScientist" on May 14, 2008 tags: The Death of a Toad, Richard Wilbur, poetry “A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful implanted in the human soul.” – Johann Wolfgang Goethe. I received so…
Another Reason I Don’t Keep a Gun in the House
Posted by "GrrlScientist" on May 7, 2008 tags: Another Reason I Don’t Keep a Gun in the House, Billy Collins, poetry “A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful implanted in the human soul.” – Johann…
Dreamers
Posted by "GrrlScientist" on April 29, 2008 tags: Dreamers, Siegfried Sassoon, poetry, National Poetry Month April is National Poetry Month, and I plan to post one poem per day every day this month (If you have a favorite poem that you’d like me to share, feel free to email it to me). I found today’s poem after a reader on Reddit, Jack,…
The Sun
Posted by "GrrlScientist" on April 22, 2008 tags: The Sun, Mary Oliver, poetry, National Poetry Month April is National Poetry Month, and I plan to post one poem per day, every day this month (If you have a favorite poem that you’d like me to share, feel free to email it to me). The image was kindly provided by my friend, Dave…
The Blue Bird
Posted by "GrrlScientist" on April 21, 2008 tags: The Blue Bird, Mary Coleridge, poetry, National Poetry Month April is National Poetry Month, and I plan to post one poem per day, every day this month (If you have a favorite poem that you’d like me to share, feel free to email it to me). Male mountain bluebird, Sialia currucoides. This bird surprised…
I Sing of Olaf Glad and Big
Posted by "GrrlScientist" on April 20, 2008 tags: I Sing of Olaf Glad and Big, E. E. Cummings, poetry, National Poetry Month April is National Poetry Month, and I plan to post one poem per day, every day this month (If you have a favorite poem that you’d like me to share, feel free to email it to me). Today’s poem was…
Three Questions
Posted by "GrrlScientist" on April 19, 2008 tags: Three Questions, Ralph Black, poetry, National Poetry Month April is National Poetry Month, and I plan to post one poem per day, every day this month (If you have a favorite poem that you’d like me to share, feel free to email it to me). My poetry suggestions are starting to run dry, which…