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Author Archives: Logan B
Someone in the Kitchen I know…
Harryette Mullen’s poetry emblematizes the representation of a woman: her clothes, her accessories, and all the different facets that may compose what comes to mind when we think of femininity, or what constitutes a woman. Mullen’s prose poems thrive off … Continue reading
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Robinson Jeffers’s “Carmel Point”
Upon receiving his graduate degree from the University of California, poet Robinson Jeffers and his wife moved to a small coastal village in California, Carmel. This place would pose as a muse for one of his acclaimed poems, “Carmel Point.” … Continue reading
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Langston Hughes’s Harlem Debut
For my archival post this week, I decided to focus on Langston Hughes’s poetic debut. Instead of looking for one of his poems for our week’s reading in the literary archives, I chose to research where his first piece was … Continue reading
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Millay Imitation: A Spin on [Gazing upon Him Now, Severe and Dead]
For this weeks blog post, I decided to write a creative imitation of Edna St. Vincent Millay poem, [Gazing upon Him Now, Severe and Dead]. This week was the first time I have ever read Millay, and I have to … Continue reading
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“Spring and All” [By the road to the contagious hospital]
In Joshua Schuster’s critical analysis of William Carlos Williams, “Spring and All” [By the road to the contagious hospital], Shuster proposes that Carlos implements styles of his predecessors, such as the Futurists, Vorticists, and Dadaists. This is interpreted through the … Continue reading
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McKay and The Sonnet
During research on Claude McKay, I found one article to be extremely helpful in understanding McKay’s poetic choice to utilize the sonnet in order to reveal his multi-dimensional emotions regarding racial violence in America. Throughout the sonnet, McKay establishes a … Continue reading
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1922: An Inside Look
Arts & Culture Reader’s Digest was developed in Pleasanton, NY, in 1922 by DeWitt Wallace and his wife, Lila Bell Acheson. Ideas of creating the periodical were floating around in Wallace’s mind – he was confident that he would be … Continue reading
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“The Second Coming”: A Close Read
“The Second Coming” explains Yeats’ theory of the movement of history. Yeats’ philosophy focuses on ‘gyres,’ circular or spiral turns, which represent progression into a new era. Spiritual themes intertwine within the poem and reflect Yeats’ personal ideologies about the … Continue reading
Hardy’s, “The Darkling Thrush”: Original Publication and Romantic Influences
Thomas Hardy’s poem, “The Darkling Thrush,” originally published with the title, “By the Century’s Deathbed,” first appeared in 1900 in The Graphic, a British illustrated newspaper. This piece gives off a contemplative feel, reflective in the way that a conventional ode … Continue reading
When You Are Young: A Creative Imitation of Yeats
I was inspired this week by Yeats’ use of the deconstructed sonnet in his poem, “When You Are Old.” I decided to imitate this form and syntax by crafting a new poem similar to Yeats’. Imitating Yeats’ diction was not … Continue reading
