I have been stirring things up lately (although I have a history of doing that) here in Phoenix, primarily concerning poetry. I’ve been telling St. John’s College graduates outrageous things like Plato was a poet, and poetry is better than philosophy, and mostly ranting about Beauty in general. But it reminded me of something that […]
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There are more things that are dreamt of
10
Oct 2011
Category: ee cummings, It Is What It Is, joyfulness, Metro, Poetry, Senate, Washington D.C.
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Response to "Typical Anne"
25
Aug 2009
I want to respond to Mr. Kane’s most recent post by posting something that has nothing to do with anything he said. Here are two quotes, by two dissimilar poets: John Donne and ee cummings. The quotes are about philosophy vs. poetry and wonder. “[T]he clarity of literal language satisfies the intellect by giving knowledge, […]
Category: ee cummings, John Donne, Philosophy, Poetry, Wonder
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