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When I was child in grammar school, we memorized and recited certain poems every year. Each of us stood and recited them in front of the entire class, and these poems have remained imprinted on my mind ever since. As each child gave his or her own recitation, I think we all learned something...
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Female Tradition as Feminist Innovation
Annie Finch is a contemporary American poet whose work is deeply engaged with the connection between feminism and formalism. This essay, “Female Tradition as Feminist Tradition,” which was published in her essay collection The Body of Poetry (2005), traces the historical and psychological paths that have drawn contemporary women poets toward the use of...
Poem Talk Podcast
Kelly Writers House impresario Al Filreis leads a lively roundtable discussion of a single poem with a series of rotating guests.
Deep Heart's Core Sound: A Discussion of William Butler Yeats's "Lake Isle of Innisfree."
Hosted by Al Filreis and featuring Taije Silverman, John Timpane, and Max McKenna.
Originally appeared in Poetry magazine.
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