http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display/menupoem.cfm
A good place to explore individual poems and an index of poets, in a surfable format, this site gets a blog shout out and a listing on the front page.
http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display/menupoem.cfm
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I'm invoking my Fair Use right to reprint copyrighted material for educational use. Here is a piece of fun writing by bestselling modern poet, the late great Shel Silverstein titled "Football", published by Playboy magazine. The subject is unrequited love or "you can't always get what you want", a story told by everyone. Included is a short epologue to the poem from Shelley's "Queen Mab", 1813. How strange is human pride! I tell thee that those living things, To whom the fragile blade of grass, That springeth in the morn Heeds not the shriek of penury; he smiles At the deep curses which the destitute Mutter in secret, and a sullen joy Pervades his bloodless heart when thousands groan But for those morsels which his watonness Wastes in unjoyous revelry, to save All that they love from famine; when he hears The tale of horror, to some ready-made face Of hypocritical assent he turns, Smothering the glow of shame, that, spite of him Flushes his bloated cheek. What would you have to say about poetry if you lived in California in 1905? This is a good look at an awesome reading format by archive.org that boasts 3 million free ebooks online and a good book about wordsthatkick.
http://www.archive.org/stream/poetryoflife00carmrich#page/n5/mode/2up What do those three words conjure up in your mind? Go to the original source of the expression that outlived the original story. Words that kick are words people remember across generations.
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AuthorRon Alan -Maryland, The States Archives
November 2021
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