Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Notes on imagery in three books by James Wright, Mary Ruefle and Mark Levine

Effective poetry images, descriptive or figurative, have the capacity to spruce up in the reader not only physical sensations but, more important, feelings in the soul.Imagery in ancient Chinese poetry was keen in relating human emotions and sensations to images of nature. Numerous stereotypical associations were made, which the reader, educated or...
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The Kenyon Review

The Kenyon Review, founded in 1939 at Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, is another prestigious magazine that has gone through the transformation from pure love of the arts to a combination of high quality art and business-like structure. The reading period for 2010-11 runs from September 15, 2010 through January 15, 2011. They look for poetry, fiction,...
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Louise Gluck- Wild Iris

Wild Iris is a collection of poems by Louise Gluck. This group of poems is comprised of serene titles such as "Clear Morning", "Violets" and "Lullaby." At first glance this serenity can be deceiving. If one expects from the smoothly orchestrated language subject matter that reflects that demeanor, then they're expectations will be disappointed....
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Crítica Louise Gluck

Louise Gluck y la voz de dios Oscar Godoy Barbosa En los poemas de The wild iris, de Louise Gluck (New York, 1943) aparece una y otra vez un recurso que a fuerza de su reiteración acaba por caracterizar la intención de la autora: siempre parecen establecer un diálogo entre una voz hablante y un interlocutor (You, que bien podría ser “usted”,...
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Bellevue Literary Review

Daniel GreenhalghThe Bellevue Literary Review is published twice a year in the Fall and Spring by the Department of Medicine at New York University Lancone Medical Center. The Bellevue Medical Center is the oldest public hospital in the U.S. and their...
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