Ah God, I thought we'd have Seamus Heaney for at least a few more years. The wispy white-haired Irish laureate died in Dublin today, at the age of 74, according to various media reports, and there are no words to properly express what he contributed to poetry and language during his immense career. He was … Continue reading ‘When a warrior is gone’… Seamus Heaney
Category: Myth -Poetry
Rowdy…robust…r.i.p. … poet John Hollander
Well, John Hollander couldn't live forever, could he? I thought he might. His poetry's so rowdy and so robust that I figured, if the Grim Reaper showed up at his door, Hollander would tell him to #$%&@ off, and the Reaper would have to listen. Alas, that didn't happen. The New York Times reported the … Continue reading Rowdy…robust…r.i.p. … poet John Hollander
Mystic moments: Taliban poetry and more
What's the purpose of poetry? A news story made me think about that question again. It also made me take a fairly recent book down from my shelf that I haven't looked at in a while, Poetry of the Taliban, edited by Alex Strick Van Linschoten and Felix Kuehn (Columbia University Press). The Times of … Continue reading Mystic moments: Taliban poetry and more
Nick Owchar 
You must be logged in to post a comment.