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Category Archives: Critical
The Sapphire Sings
I decided to pursue a critical read of Recyclopedia because I was interested in what others had to say about the collection. In attempt to understand the reasoning behind each collection, I found interpretations of these poems that incorporate Mullen’s … Continue reading
Frost’s Thirteenth Line
Albert von Frank analyzes a line from Frost’s “The Gift Outright”. His focus is on the thirteenth line of the poem and he chooses to frame it as a separate entity from the rest of the poem. He … Continue reading
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There Wouldn’t Be Tragedy Without Poetry to Describe It
Poems like Charles Reznikoff’s long poem Holocaust (1975) bring back memories that most would rather soon forget. Similar to poetry designed to bring awareness to the historical plight of African Americans, as its own “separate and self-contained genre”, Holocaust poetry … Continue reading
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The Manifest Power of Poetry and Poets as Examined in Wallace Stevens’ Of Modern Poetry
In Anne Gallagher’s Reading of Wallace Stevens’ Of Modern Poetry, we are able to see our author grappling with the writing and thinking process of the poet. She attempts to break down Stevens’ work by analyzing it in a sense of the poet’s … Continue reading
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What’s So Funny?
In his article, The Sound of Black Laughter and the Harlem Renaissance: Claude McKay Sterling Brown, Langston Hughes, Mike Chasar addresses the theme of laughter as a form of power and strength especially in blacks. He analyses the poems of … Continue reading
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Idea of Poetry in Stevens
In Wallace Steven’s poem entitled the “The Idea of Order at Key West,” he discusses the role of poetry and role of the poet as a maker. I read recently an article that tried to compare this creative process. I … Continue reading
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Brooklyn Bridge: A Symbol of Integration for a Social Outsider
In his investigation of Hart Crane’s poetry through in the context of his homosexuality, his social identity as an outsider, Thomas Yingling writes in ” Hart Crane and the Homosexual Text: New Thresholds, New Anatomies” of Crane’s “Proem: To Brooklyn Bridge” by … Continue reading
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The Sterling Brown Blues: Beyond Poetry
While we have read some timely prose this semester, it is still difficult to grasp the notion that these poets did more to shape society than with their poetic works. Fahamisha Brown wrote an article detailing the unpoetic work of … Continue reading
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One of Many Sources of Uplift in Black America: Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes is one of the most renowned poets during the Harlem Renaissance. Mike Chasar takes this ideal and analyzes Hughes and other poets such as Claude McKay and Sterling Brown in his article titled “The Sounds of Black Laughter … Continue reading
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Langston Hughes’s Diverse Blues Influences
In his article “To the Tune of Those Weary Blues” Steven Tracy outlines the influences of blues music in Langston Hughes’s poetry, beginning with the poet’s youth in Lawrence, Kansas outside of Kansas City from 1902-15 and his brief period in … Continue reading
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