Archive for May 19th, 2007
Closer to Home
Saturday, May 19th, 2007
Though I’ll admit as I’ve gotten older I’ve become increasingly enamored of large, public gardens with their showy flowers and exotic species, that doesn’t mean that I’m indifferent to the beauty in my own yard.
For instance, I think the rhododendron that’s been nearly engulfed by the large fir in the front yard, the one [...]
Oppen’s “The Source”
Saturday, May 19th, 2007
I haven’t read enough of George Oppen to identify his major themes, but, like William Carlos Williams, he has written a number of poems focusing on the poor, and so far those tend to be my favorite poems, this one in particular:
THE SOURCE
If the city has roots, they are in filth.
It is a slum. [...]
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