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W. H. Auden's Marriage
Throughout his prolific career, Wystan Hugh Auden defied conventions in literature.
w. h. auden • erika mann • thomas mann • christopher isherwood • chester kallman

September 1, 1939
Unlike many twentieth century authors who insulated their work from politics, W. H. Auden tackled the subject head-on.
w. h. auden • september 1 1939 • in memory of w. b. yeats • another time • poetry

In Memory of W. B. Yeats
While a moving tribute to the late Irish poet, 'In Memory of W. B. Yeats' is also a chilling reflection on the turmoil that plunged Europe into World War II.
w. h. auden • in memory of w. b. yeats • william butler yeats • w. b. yeats • poetry

Auden's The Unknown Citizen
Human beings are complicated, defying labels and over simplifications, yet in the interests of scientific or political progress humanity is often reduced base symbols.
conformity • statistics • opinion • behavior • idiosyncrasy

February Poet – W. H. Auden
W. H. Auden was born February 21, 1907, in York, England. One of his most noted poems is "Funeral Blues," which was featured in the movie Four Weddings and a Funeral.
february poet • w. h. auden • funeral blues • four weddings and a funeral • stop all the clocks

February Poet – Wystan Hugh Auden
W. H. Auden was born February 21, 1907, in England; his "The Unknown Citizen" (T.U.C.) describes an imagined character whose life has been stifled by "the State."
february poet • w h auden • unknown citizen • marble monument • erected by the state

The Space between Memory and Hope : A review of Backyard Cosmos
Magdalena Ball looks at Robin Loftus' recent collection of poems and haiku, <I>Backyard Cosmos</I>.
maggie • magdalena • ball • robin • loftus

Williams and Auden
Williams and Auden both address the issue of "turning away" from other people's failures and suffering in their poems that focus on Peter Brueghel's Icarus painting.
williams and auden • ‘landscape with the fall of icarus’ • willilam carlos williams • peter brueghel • w. h. auden

Four Modernist Poets
Two types of poets emerge in every era, traditionalists and faddists. The Modernist fad produced four major poets who straddled the line between tradition and Modernism.
four modernist poets • yeats • pound • eliot • auden

W.H. Auden's Speaker in Musée Des Beaux Arts
Auden brilliantly demonstrates the application of 'speaker's voice' as an effective device for complicating a poem's semantic content with nuance and ironic complexity.
auden • musée des beaux arts • speaker's voice • tone • poetics

Auden's Canzone
Auden's "Canzone" features five duodectains and a final cinquain. The speaker expounds poetically yet philosophically about the vicissitudes of the human condition.
w h auden • canzone • song of love • duodectain • cinquain

The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The loss of the children in the town of Hamelin, Germany was so traumatic that the adults invented a story to cover their grief. The story was fairy tale The Pied Piper.
pied piper • the pied piper of hamelin • pied piper and rats • pied piper and children • pied piper in germany

Ruth Daigon Makes Poetry Sing
Ruth Daigon sang at Dylan Thomas's funeral, collaborated with W. H. Auden on a poetry project, and she won the Ann Stanford Poetry Prize. Daigon says the keyword for poetry is "control."
ruth daigon • singer • poet

The Healing Power of Poetry
Poetry can ease the pain felt upon the loss of a loved one.
pain • suicide • loss of loved one • depression • bi-polar

Rod McKuen - An American Success Story
Rod McKuen's musical and entertainment accomplishments are undermined by his claim to the title of poet; his so-called "poems" exemplify the work of a poetaster.
rod mckuen • songwriter and poetaster • ben jonson • the play the poetaster • john marston

Surprises for Dem. Primaries in Connecticut
The Democrats in Connecticut turned out to choose their Democratic representatives for state rep & state senate. The race provided Connecticut with some shocking results.
auden grogins • robert keeley • connecticut democratic primarys • bridgeport • ezeikiel santiago

A Real World, a Pseudo-History
Tolkien's Middle-earth is not an imaginary world. It is the real world at a imaginary period of time.
middle-earth • tolkien • imaginary • pseudo-history • fairy

In Memoriam 9-11
Suffering and tragedy happen while we are just living our lives, pouring morning coffee, getting ready to go to work. We rise above it when we see the handiwork of the Creator and realize that we are part of the eternal present, as symbolized by the firmament.
9-11 • september 11 2001 • 911 • terrorist • tragedy

Literary Libretti
When speaking or writing about operas, we tend to forget who their librettists are. Here are some eye-opening examples of librettists who are household names...as novelists, poets, or playwrights.
opera • lessing • voltaire • rameau • dumas pere

Once Upon a Pioneer Time
The lessons that Laura Ingalls Wilder presents to her readers in her series Little House on the Prairie are the same ones found in fairy tales.
little house on the prairie • w.h. auden • laura ingalls wilder • the pied piper and other fairy tales of joseph jac • a little house reader

Book Review – Richard Hugo's The Triggering Town
American poet Richard Hugo (1923-1982) was known for his bleak portrayal of the Pacific Northwest, but his advice for aspiring poets is nothing short of hopeful.
triggering • town • hugo • poetry • lecture

In the Shadow of Personal History
"In the Shadow of No Towers" is Spiegelman's reflection upon the collision of World and Personal Histories that he witnessed on 9/11.
art spiegelman • 9/11 • new york city • manhattan • twin towers

Interzone 219 From TTA Press
Fiction from Jason Sanford, Mercurio D. Rivera, Aliette de Bodard, Jeff Spock, Alexander Marsh Freed, Gord Sellar, and reviews from Nick Lowe, Tony Lee and Sandy Auden
nterzone 219 • tta press • jason sanford • mercurio d. rivera • aliette de bodard

Poetry and Democracy
The study of poetry improves critical thinking, ecological and community awareness and connection, and provides people with spiritual resources to live their lives.
what good is poetry? • poetry and metaphor • politics and language • poetry and the environment • poetry and critical thinking

The State of Poetry
Despite noises to the contrary, poetry is doing just fine in the 21st century, and by all lights, it should continue to do well into the far distance future.
the state of poetry • how is poetry doing in 2007 • w. b. yeats • william blake • auden

Yehuda Amichai
Yehuda Amichai's poetry grew along with his adopted country. The poet left Germany as the Nazi power was rising. As an Israeli citizen, he became a freedom fighter.
israel • yehuda amichai • poet • united states • w. h. auden

Slouching Toward Nirvana
Slouching Toward Nirvana presents his thoughts on growing old. Many of the poems are written in his 70s, but he still conveys a sense of adventure in his life.
charles bukowski • sloughing toward nirvana • literary canon and bukowski • bukowski's meter • nirvana

To the Remote Reaches of Weardale
The scenery of Upper Weardale is characterised by a bleak beauty scattered with the relics of what was once the largest lead mining industry in the world.
the killhope wheel • north of england lead mining museum • harehope quarry • north pennines lead mining • upper weardale

Interzone 224 From TTA Press, Reviewed
Reviewed: Transformers 2, Ice Age 3, Harry Potter 6; Stargate Atlantis Season 5 & Dollhouse 1; Fiction by Jason Sanford, Chris Butler, Jeremiah Tolbert, Rachel Swirsky
interzone • tta press • sf magazines • new worlds • nick lowe

DVD Review of Body of Lies
In Body of Lies, two CIA operatives track down a terrorist responsible for several bombings in Europe.
body of lies • leonardo dicaprio • russell crowe • ridley scott • william monahan

Edward Albee Biography
Brief biography and works of American dramatist Edward Albee, prominent in the mid-20th century theatrical stage.
edward albee biography • albee american playwright • albee works • who's afraid of virginia woolf? • who is sylvia

Alternatives to the Top Ten
What to do when your favorite baby name is the most popular in America? Not to worry...we've come up with some great alternatives to the usual fare.
top ten • baby names • names • baby • pregnancy

Disastrous Divisions
Events that shock our world demonstrate how the unknown side of ourselves can be destructive.
sex scandal in catholic church • shadow • unconscious • human psyche • individuation

Literary Opinion Swapping!
This essay discusses the importance of understanding how and why a reader responds to a writing! Additionally, it describes how readers can swap opinions about what they have read in a more enlightened way when they discover their own reading response style!
harold bloom • literary opinions • formalist • gender critics • deconstructionists

Mona Van Duyn: The First U.S. Woman Poet Laureate
One of the most exciting facts about Mona Van Duyn is that she was the first woman Poet Laureate of the United States.
mona van duyn • poet laureate • imagery • tone

Noah Wyle of ER Fame
Meek mannered and yet he can hold the thrill within a high charged drama movie and tv series like ER. Noah Wyle is one not to miss.
noah wyle • er tv series • the librarian quest for the spear 2004 • crooked hearts 1990 • a few good men 1992

Poetic Prize Winners: Ted Hughes Part I
A year before he died, England's eminent and very private poet revealed himself in <i>Birthday Letters</i>.It would prove his greatest book of poetry, and help the world undertand the complicated, artistic personality of Sylvia Plath.
poetry • prizes • ted hughes • sylvia plath • mental illness

Rediscovering the Archetypal Feminine
Reconnecting with the archetypal feminine through travel experiences exploring Celtic spirituality
archetypal feminine • celtic spirituality • jung • individuation • goddess

Women's Poetry - Why?
A reflection on the state of women's poetry in the world today.
women's poetry • women poets

1930s British Films
As well as the popular horror films of the 1930s, science fiction films had also caught the public's imagination by the middle of the decade.
1930s british films • british cinema • british film history • british documentaries • night mail documentary

Bertolt Brecht Biography
Brief biography of Bertolt Brecht, one of the great German playwrights, famous for The Threepenny Opera musical.
bertolt brecht • biography of bertolt brecht • brecht the threepenny opera • brecht works • brecht and gay

Body of Lies Film Review
Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott convincingly trot the globe, but stumble upon few smart, suspenseful, surprising or even tense scenes in a flat drama.
body of lies • leonardo dicaprio • russell crowe • new leonardo dicaprio movie • new russell crowe movie

Ennerdale, Cumbria's Quiet Valley
The tourist frequently misses this hidden jewel on the drive between the more renowned scenic attractions of Buttermere and Wasdale.
lake district valleys • cumbria's most westerly valley • great gable • vikings in the lake district • pillar rock

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