Book Review: "American Poetry: A Very Short Introduction" by David Caplan
Help me, I'm stuck in the Very Short Introduction series and I can't get out!
No really, this is becoming the same problem I had a few years ago when I got my limbs caught in the British Library Crime Classics series and ended up reading almost 100 of those books in perhaps a few months. Now, I've managed to find one on American Poetry, I have to say it is probably one of my favourites so far. I mean The Beats is good, but American Poetry has Phillis Wheatley and Emily Dickinson so it is, by default, better. The writer doesn't only display his knowledge of American Poetic History, he also provides some historical accounts of the people who wrote them, commenting on where they fit into the greater American landscape.
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Perfect. But he should have practiced, obviously, when he was alive. After all, it's the only way you can get to Carnegie Hall when you're alive.
I'm going to the garden centre this morning. I shall carry this close....
And that's how we should live life. Always be kind to others! Loved your poem!
I never hear the fiddle but sometimes, I think I hear his skeletal breathing.
Interesting and insightful as always! Question - what does ekphrastic mean?
Very interesting!