Daily Archives: April 25, 2012

Experimenting with Poetry

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Jody R. Rosen

In class, we are going to try some poetry experiments, after looking at examples of several well-known experiments. These include Tom Phillips’s A Humument, Jackson MacLow’s The Virginia Woolf Poems, the Surrealist experiment known as exquisite corpse, and some Ā  … Continue reading →

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Success is counted sweetest by Emily Dickenson

Posted on April 25, 2012 by GSL

I particular like this poem because it states the truth about success in a direct yet poetic manner. In this poem, the speaker compares success to a certain sweetness such as nectar. The speaker rightfully states that “ToĀ comprehend a nectar … Continue reading →

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If I can stop one Heart from breaking

Posted on April 25, 2012 by shae

Emily Dickensonā€™s poem, ā€œif I can stop one Heart from breakingā€ is a seven line poem that carries the rhyme scheme ABABCBB. This poem may seem simple and mundane at first but if one were to investigate further it is … Continue reading →

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