Autumn poetry primer, part 2

[kellyrfineman]

Today's poem is "To Autumn" by John Keats, whose life is currently onscreen in the movie Bright Star, which I've not yet seen but will get to this week (by hook or by crook). (Check out the New York Times review if you've not yet heard about this film.)

I first posted this poem earlier this year during my National Poetry Month series on "Building

Comments

[redheadedali]

I loved Bright Star. One of the reviews I read ahead of time said it was perhaps a little too emotianally restrained, and I was baffled by this assessment when I saw it, as it is *clear* that there is all kinds of passion roiling underneath the proper Regency reserve. The acting is wonderful; Abbie Cornish, in particular, does a beautiful job. And on a speciifically Jane Campion-related note, I thought it was worlds better than The Piano - sad and sweet and beautiful.

[kellyrfineman]

I'm very much looking forward to seeing it. And I've heard fantastic things about Abbie Cornish - can't wait!

[kellyrfineman]

Hee.