PIA: from July 16, 2014. A favorite state of mind – a favorite quote.
And then, Elizabeth’s Lowell. From Notebook (1967). More here:
http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/robert-lowell
from For John Berryman / by Robert Lowell (1917-1977)
John, we used the language as if we made it.
PIA: from July 18, 2014.
For prose poetry and tigers. From the book, Dreamtigers, and from the poem of the same name. More here:
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/jorge-luis-borges
from Dreamtigers / by Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)
In my childhood, I was a fervent worshiper of the tiger
PIA: from July 29, 2014. For slow-lier and slow-lier sailing through summer.
Instead of the poem about his coy mistress, here’s one from The Norton Anthology of Poetry, 4th edition, edited by Ferguson, Salter, and Stallworthy (1970). More on Marvell here:
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/andrew-marvell
from Bermudas / by Andrew Marvell (1621–1678)
From a small boat that rowed along,
The listening winds received this song:
PIA: from May 25, 2016.
If you’re reading this, you may be one of those people with this particular joy in life, from Poetry Magazine, June 2016.
from As I walk patiently through life / by Daniel Berrigan, 1921-2016
As I walk patiently through life
poems follow close —
PIA: in 100 degrees, a little mind of winter.
For the beauty of Chinese poetry, from Negative Blue.
from After Reading Wang Wei, I Go Outside to the Full Moon / by Charles Wright
Back here, old snow like lace cakes,
Candescent and brittle now and then through the tall grass.
PIA: from a May 24th.
When under stress, try Tate. For the care and feeding of the imagination, from The Eternal Ones of the Dream.
from Behind the Milk Bottle / by James Tate
Once as a river of molten lava
poured through my living room
I was cut off from my emergency kit
For more dreams, from Lillian, Fred, a chapbook from BOAAT Press. It can be found here: http://www.boaatpress.com/pdf/.
from XX / by Alison Strub
Fred says my dream about the one time I had a clock and then it broke means I am going to accomplish something great today.
For mice, from Dress Made of Mice.
from Hidden Dolls House / by Sarah Messer
the mother cried, Help me lift this kettle
off the fire, daughter, and the hired
man ran for water.
PIA: from April 10, 2016.
For Day 10 of National Poetry Month, from a local, valley poet, and from american poets: The Journal of the Academy of American Poets, Spring-Summer 2016, and from The Darkening Trapeze.
from Ghazal / by Larry Levis
I remember how
My old psychiatrist would pinch his nose between
A thumb and forefinger, look up at me & sigh.
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