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“A Cigarette” By Ilya Kaminsky 

“A Cigarette” is a poem written to reflect the times of war and the significance that a common object such as a cigarette has...
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February Poetry Blog

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Arden Henley February Poetry Blog

“De Capo” Jane Hirshfield” https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/da-capo “All Falls Down” Lizzy McAlpine The meaning of the Italian phrase “De Capo” is “from the beginning”. In this...

February Poetry Blog Taylor Goldstein

Link to Poem: https://upittpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/9780822955672exr.pdf Link to Song: https://genius.com/Lukas-graham-7-years-lyrics The poem I chose to analyze this month is“ On Turning Ten” by Billy Collins and...
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Poetry to Art – Charlie Bookspun

A Dead Thing That, in Dying, Feeds the Living by Donika Kelly / Pieter Claesz Vanitas with Violin and Glass Ball 1628 https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/147621/a-dead-thing-that-in-dying-feeds-the-living Both...

Poetry Connections to Art – Lucia Goslan

Looking at Marisa Tirados poem Jalisco, Tapalpa, Tequila and Frida Kahlo’s painting Self-Portrait on the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States side by...

October Poetry Blog

Student: Cameron Doherty (2A) Poet: Li Young-Lee Poem: “The Gift” Photo Source: PickPik What stands out & is easy to understand? Why do you...

November Poetry Blog- Eva Gustafson

Goldilocks Poetry AnalysisEasy to understand:The Southern Crescent by Natasha TretheweyThis poem tells the story of Natasha Trethewey’s mother leaving her home in Mississippi to...
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Goldilocks Poem

“Sanctuary” / “Desire Path: Sequoia” / “Dear-” by Donika Kelly https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/148205/sanctuary-5bc8e3630195d https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/160245/desire-path-sequoia https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/147622/dear- Donika Kelly is an amazing poet who writes in an introspective...

Jane Hirshfield Goldilocks Analysis

Hard to Understand “The Heart’s Counting Knows Only One” Jane Hirshfield https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-heart-s-counting-knows-only-one This poem falls in the hard-to-understand category for various reasons. The first...
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