I have to give a 15 minute oral report on Sylvia Plath and the ordering of Ariel this Tuesday. I do not feel very confident about it. I'm also not entirely sure how I feel about her work -- I like it and can appreciate it, but it's probably not going to become a favorite of mine. However, here is a piece toward the end of that collection (Ariel) ( Read more... )

A number of people on my friends-list have been posting poems. I thought I'd join in. A Wallace Stevens poem for you all. It's long but it's perfect -- here's to living and dreams of now, not never.

( Sunday Morning )

From elynittria and secondsilk:

( Three Books meme )