The magpies scold me
They are scandalized by my
Fear of taking flight
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D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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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.
By Annie Kapur6 days ago in Geeks
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A poignant reflection on the relationship between the writer and the natural world! 💌
Brilliant! Those magpies sure are opinionated :)
No good naysayers! Great haiku, D. J.!
Well at least we have fingers, lol. Loved your Haiku!
Watch them, D.J.. They're a crafty, cynical bunch.
Fear often hold us back from experiencing the full richness and beauty of life.
They could never imagine!!