In an otherwise interesting and intelligent piece in The New Criterion, reflecting on the work of some contemporary British poets, and deeming it superior to the work of many contemporary American poets, David Yezzi makes what seems to me a characteristically tendentious NC move: A poem can only be truly American, they [i.e., many American [...]
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Poetry criticism? Or tendentious culture warfare?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged criticism, poetry on May 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Der Bingle and the Lucy Poems
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bing Crosby, music, poetry, pop, William Wordsworth on May 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
According to the Romantic Circles blog (not what it sounds like, but a site dedicated to scholarship on the English Romantic period), Bing Crosby’s final album is to be re-released soon, with formerly unreleased bonus material, including settings of works by well-known poets, including Wordsworth’s “Lucy Gray.” Weird, yet for some of us (or one [...]
