http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2007/11/every-poem-wants-something/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:40:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2007/11/every-poem-wants-something/#comment-1911 Greg O'Connell Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:04:32 +0000 http://pf/harriet/?p=549#comment-1911 Were We a Poem were we a poem i would revise the first rush of words deleting anger massage oil over the back of every tired phrase adjust the metre of sunsets & coffees-to-go spell out desire in soft italics if we were a poem Greg O’Connell Were We a Poem
were we a poem
i would revise the first rush of words deleting anger massage
oil over the back of every tired phrase adjust the metre of
sunsets & coffees-to-go spell out desire in soft italics if we
were a poem
Greg O’Connell
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]]> http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2007/11/every-poem-wants-something/#comment-5108 Greg O'Connell Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:04:32 +0000 http://pf/harriet/?p=549#comment-5108 Were We a Poem were we a poem i would revise the first rush of words deleting anger massage oil over the back of every tired phrase adjust the metre of sunsets & coffees-to-go spell out desire in soft italics if we were a poem Greg O’Connell Were We a Poem
were we a poem
i would revise the first rush of words deleting anger massage
oil over the back of every tired phrase adjust the metre of
sunsets & coffees-to-go spell out desire in soft italics if we
were a poem
Greg O’Connell
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]]> http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2007/11/every-poem-wants-something/#comment-1910 Major Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:05:36 +0000 http://pf/harriet/?p=549#comment-1910 Thank you for introducing these two poets, Steve. I look forward to more of their work. A cello murmurs something about tennis, or sailing. Only the walls know for sure-- Thank you for introducing these two poets, Steve. I look forward to more of their work.
A cello murmurs something
about tennis, or sailing.
Only the walls know for sure–
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]]> http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2007/11/every-poem-wants-something/#comment-1909 Mary Meriam Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:11:55 +0000 http://pf/harriet/?p=549#comment-1909 "'Every poem loves something. Or each wants something in love. Something loves power. Or money. Or honor. Something loves country.' On what catalog [Powers asks] could she be drawing? 'I hear about something in love with comfort. Or with God. Someone loves beauty. Someone death. Or some poem always is in love with another lover. Or another poem.'" <b>YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</b> “‘Every poem loves something. Or each wants something in love. Something loves power. Or money. Or honor. Something loves country.’ On what catalog [Powers asks] could she be drawing? ‘I hear about something in love with comfort. Or with God. Someone loves beauty. Someone death. Or some poem always is in love with another lover. Or another poem.’”
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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