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Zero at the Bone: Dickinson’s Metaphysical Moment | Poetic Investigations
https://tomdevelyn.com/2014/09/26/zero-at-the-bone-dickinsons-metaphysical-moment
Tom D'Evelyn on Poetry and Its Others (philosophy, theology, poetics). Simone Weil’s Metaxu (Basho, Heaney). Zero at the Bone: Dickinson’s Metaphysical Moment. Emily Dickinson’s “A Narrow Fellow in the Grass”:. A narrow Fellow in the Grass. Occasionally rides –. You may have met him? His notice instant is. The Grass divides as with a Comb –. A spotted Shaft is seen,. And then it closes at your Feet. And opens further on. He likes a Boggy Acre –. A Floor too cool for Corn –. But when a Boy and Barefoot.
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Who Says So?: Considering the roots of the life of freedom in poetry | Poetic Investigations
https://tomdevelyn.com/2014/09/23/who-says-so-considering-the-roots-of-the-life-of-freedom-in-poetry
Tom D'Evelyn on Poetry and Its Others (philosophy, theology, poetics). Simone Weil’s Metaxu (Basho, Heaney). Considering the roots of the life of freedom in poetry. 8220;Tyrannical say-soing Gods both reflect and produce tyrannical say-soing humans” says the contemporary Irish philosopher William Desmond in God and the Between (page 256). Say-so? 5 comments on “ Who Says So? Considering the roots of the life of freedom in poetry. September 23, 2014. Liked by 1 person. September 23, 2014. Fill in your det...
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Miscellany | littleoldladywho.net
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Poems, poets, and prosody. My book: A CERTAIN AGE . 8212;I have been questioned about the lack of blogroll, links, photos on my home page. This is by intention. As much as possible I want a poem to stand without distraction. So I’ve decided to include this page of miscellanea—notes as side issues occur. Derivation of the name of this blog? The old knock-knock joke:. A “Knock, knock”. Q “Who’s there? A “Little Old Lady.”. Q “Little Old Lady Who? I didn’t know you could yodel! Open a poetry store? One of t...
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Hass’s most famous poem and nihilism | Poetic Investigations
https://tomdevelyn.com/2014/09/29/hasss-most-famous-poem-and-nihilism
Tom D'Evelyn on Poetry and Its Others (philosophy, theology, poetics). Simone Weil’s Metaxu (Basho, Heaney). Hass’s most famous poem and nihilism. Robert Hass, “Meditation at Lagunitas”. The apophatic provides some contexts for reading one of the most popular of modern poems by one of the most popular modern poets. The poem overflows with concepts and phrases that once had a certain cache. It may be that the poem is ironic rather than sincere, but that would require a full analysis. Over against the fash...