Tag Archives: Mark Strand
Poetry Friday: Jane Hirshfield, 2012 Festival Poet
July 27, 2012Introducing her poem “A Cedary Fragrance” at the 2008 Dodge Poetry Festival, Jane Hirshfield said, “I sometimes think it holds the intention of my entire adult life, as well as many of my poems.” Listen to her read it and … Continue reading
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Tagged A Cedary Fragrance, Jane Hirshfield, Mark Strand, Poetry Archives, walt whitman, william stafford
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Poetry Fridays: In the Not-So-Bleak Mid-Winter
January 20, 2012Martin Farawell, Program Director, Poetry In his 1991 essay, “Slow Down for Poetry,” former U.S. Poet Laureate Mark Strand wrote that poetry invites us to step out of the pace of our everyday lives and slow down. It requires we … Continue reading