Edgar Allan Poe’s poetry rings with genius – I love the musical sound of it. In order for me to like poetry, it has to have rhyme and meter – I don’t tend to go for the stuff that isn’t very structured. I love the challenge of saying what you want to say in a […]
Poem of the Week
After Apple Picking by Robert Frost
I’ll admit it – I’m tired and dry of words tonight, so I’m opting for an easy post. I hunted around a bit for a poem and came across this charming one by Robert Frost. I love the rich descriptions he uses- I can feel the rung of the ladder beneath my feet and see […]
Introducing: Poem of the Week
I never used like poetry. I thought it was schmaltzy. But then one day I read a poem by James Whitcomb Riley, and I discovered that it contained not a speck of schmaltz, but rather was musical and folksy, and I liked it. With that beginning, my opinion of poetry gradually changed and I learned […]