POETRY MONDAY: October 1, 2012
Phil Timpane
Here’s a poet whose work I think you’ll find interesting. I first encountered Phil Timpane’s poems at a group reading hosted by the excellent ( and relatively new) literary magazine, Upstreet, and have had the opportunity to hear him read many times since. His poems have also appeared in a number of other journals, and in 2007 he had the distinction of receiving the Atlanta Review’s International Publication Award. Continue reading October Poetry Monday: Phil Timpane
Click Here to Listen To: W.H. Auden — September 1, 1939 (read by Dylan Thomas) on YouTube.
Click Here to Read: Beliefs; After Sept. 11, a 62-year-old poem by Auden drew new attention. Not all of it was favorable. By Peter Steinfels in The New York Times on December 1, 2001.
Click Here to Read: An Analysis of W. H. Auden’s September 1, 1939 by Michael Heuer on the Yahoo! Contributor Network on January 10, 2008 .
SEPTEMBER 1, 1939
by W.H. Auden
I sit in one of the dives
On Fifty-second Street
Uncertain and afraid
As the clever hopes expire
Continue reading September 1, 1931 by W.H. Auden Read by Dylan Thomas
Achievement
Look of triumph on the anorexic’s face,
subtle swagger as she moves past stove and fridge –
skeletal and needing nothing.
Skeletal, needing nothing. Cats suffice.
The empty place in bed
fills with their warm presence every night.
Filled with their warm presence every night,
she dreams the pleasure of forsaking lust,
pleasuring herself, yet bodiless. Continue reading Achievement, A Poem by Irene Willis
Poetry Monday: July 2, 2012
To all our readers:
I know you’ll understand that even Poetry Monday needs a vacation.
We’re on holiday for July and August and will be back in September
with a new featured poet.
Meanwhile, however, we will continue to read submissions. So, do scroll down for our guidelines and consider sending us your best new poems. We read everything carefully and get back to you more quickly than most. Continue reading Poetry Monday: July 2, 2012
