Whitman is atmospheric. @MarkCWunderlich describing him and Dickinson as the "queer grandmother and grandfather of American poetry," even more atmospheric, and also deeply accurate! 💚
This March I will co-lead a workshop in Italy during which we will look at the work of Piero della Francesca and write about it. Participants will stay in a castle. There are three spots to fill, and I hope you’ll join us. @civitellaitaly civitella.org/poetryandpiero…
Louise Gluck was so chic. Here she is in her mid 70s. There is something classical or archaic about her art. It feels essential to me, like air or food. She was a liberator.
This is a picture I took of Louise Glück receiving her Nobel medal in her backyard during Covid. It was such a great moment for lyric poetry--restrained yet emotional--being elevated to the world stage. I took the picture from her back porch.
If you haven't read @dlseuss' speech to Bennington graduates, I want to make it easier for you to do so. It is heartening to me when the writing life makes my head spin.🖤
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