Friday, January 23, 2009
Oh, yeah. There is that.
On second thought, an encomium is very easy to pull off if you are insincere.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
In Defense of ... no, more like sympathy.
Here's an exercise for you: off the top of your head, think of all the poems you know that could be classed as an "encomium."
That's right. They're very hard to pull off.
That's right. They're very hard to pull off.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Cut and Paste, please ... .
For some reason, I had in my head today "St Patrick's Breastplate" -- the name of a hymn first in Gaelic, then translated into English by Cecil Frances Alexander (note the "e" in "Frances") in the 19th Century.
Later today, I found an article posted on poetryfoundation.org re: Gerard Manley Hopkins's "A Windhover" by modern poet Ange Mlinko. The biographical background on Hopkins alone makes her article required reading for anyone interested in his work, but there's lots more. I can recommend it with enthusiasm on many counts.
As loyal readers of this blog know, I've posted on Hopkins before.
Ms. Mlinko's article is
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/journal/feature.html?id=182786
Later today, I found an article posted on poetryfoundation.org re: Gerard Manley Hopkins's "A Windhover" by modern poet Ange Mlinko. The biographical background on Hopkins alone makes her article required reading for anyone interested in his work, but there's lots more. I can recommend it with enthusiasm on many counts.
As loyal readers of this blog know, I've posted on Hopkins before.
Ms. Mlinko's article is
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/journal/feature.html?id=182786
