O Pen! In 2004, I wrote a poem called "O Pen" and performed it at an open mic. Mid-way through Pacific University's MFA program, I decided I needed a way to discuss poems I was studying or wanted to know more about. O Pen sounded like a perfect name for such a group, and we have been meeting each week, since February 2008. I dedicate my musings to the creative, thoughtful and intelligent people who attend and to those who enjoy delving into the magic of a poem!
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Poems for September 16
I enjoyed the commentary about Heaney's poem "The Gutteral Muse" –Sept. 9 issue of New Yorker: p.55 (originally published by New Yorker, June 25, 1979 http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews/2013/09/06/seamus-heaney-the-guttural-
Of course, we do not do justice in a brief hour, discussing 5-6 poems—
and I agree with the commentary’s point that we are better for musing, re-reading, sleeping on poems, noting what we notice, hear, and the directions in which poems take us. I look forward to discussing. Martin will share
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From the Republic of Conscience by Seamus Heaney
To the Creature of the Creation – James Wright
Never Again Would Bird's Song Be the Same by Robert Frost
Cuchulain Comforted – W.B. Yeats
Personal by Michael Bazzett
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