Tag: Poetry
“I am more tremulous than shaken reeds” — Sappho
“Pain in Pleasure” — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
“Discontent” — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
A Wassailing Poem from Robert Herrick
“Grief” — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
“What inn is this?” — Emily Dickinson
“Stone Is Not Stone” — Carson McCullers
“Stone Is Not Stone” by Carson McCullers–
There was a time when stone was stone
And a face on the street was a finished face.
Between the Thing, myself and God alone
There was an instant symmetry.
Since you have altered all my world this trinity is twisted:Stone is not stone
And faces like the fractioned characters in dreams are incomplete
Until in the child’s inchoate face
I recognize your exiled eyes.
The soldier climbs the glaring stair leaving your shadow.
Tonight, this torn room sleeps
Beneath the starlight bent by you.
“Meditatio” — Ezra Pound
“Meditatio,” Ezra Pound
When I carefully consider the curious habits of dogs
I am compelled to conclude
That man is the superior animal.When I consider the curious habits of man
I confess, my friend, I am puzzled.
Theodor Adorno Shows Off His Sexy Legs
“Fabliau of Florida” — Wallace Stevens
“Radio” — Denis Johnson
“Hic, hoc, the carrion Crow”
“A Thanksgiving Prayer” — William S. Burroughs
Emily Dickinson’s Cocoanut Cake Recipe
Emily Dickinson’s recipe for cocoanut cake, via Tori Avey at the The History Kitchen. Avey’s post is great—she guides the reader through making the cake, includes photos of the process, and even pairs the recipe with an appropriate poem. And of course, she transcribes Dickinson’s scratchy notes:
Emily Dickinson’s Cocoanut Cake
1 cup cocoanut
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoonful soda
1 teaspoonful cream of tartarThis makes one half the rule–
“Anacreontic” –Robert Herrick
“He ate and drank the precious words” — Emily Dickinson
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