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Sonnet in the Shape of a Potted Christmas Tree
George Starbuck, “Sonnet in the Shape of a Potted Christmas Tree” from The Works: Poems Selected from Five Decades. Copyright © 2003 by University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa). Reprinted with the permission of The University of Alabama Press.
Source: Poetry (December 1978).
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Biography
George Starbuck's songs of protest are usually concerned with love, war, and the spiritual temper of the times. John Holmes believes that "there hasn't been as much word excitement . . . for years," as one finds in Bone Thoughts. Harvey Shapiro points out that Starbuck's work is attractive because of its "witty, improvisational surface, slangy and familiar address, brilliant aural quality . . .," and adds that Starbuck may . . .
Poems by George Starbuck
Poem Categorization
SUBJECT Religion, Christianity
POET’S REGION U.S., Southern
Poetic Terms Sonnet, Concrete or Pattern Poetry
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