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The Coach - Great Poets & Poems Discussion
Come into this car to join in on the discussion of great poets and poems (or just come in to read and learn). We try to post at least one poem or poet each month but members can add if they like.

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Writing for fun or for work? When people start writing, either poetry, short stories, or essays, it usually is for the love of writing. When does it become a job rather than for love? I have entered lots of contests, and am enro... Started Mar 22^nd, 2008 at 1:37am by Nuewana (Ex Member)	7	36	Dec 5^th, 2009 at 7:14pm By: davidf
What Makes “Free Verse” Poetry? Many of you know my feelings about free verse. As I said in What Is Poetry?, I tend to agree with Robert Frost: "For my pleasure I had as soon write free verse as play tennis with the net down." ... Started Mar 22^nd, 2008 at 1:41am by Martin	10	112	Dec 28^th, 2011 at 4:19pm By: jgdittier
What Is Poetry? Mary’s Lyrics ~ The Great Debate! thread prompted me to start this thread. As many of you know, I don’t “do” free verse (at least, not yet). Quite frankly, I tend to agree with Robert Frost: “For... Started Mar 22^nd, 2008 at 1:36am by Martin	7	24	Dec 14^th, 2008 at 9:21pm By: davidf
W.H. Auden hehe I figure there is more than enough time for someone else to pick up Frost, Keats, Yeats, Eliot, Bishop, Plath and Moore.... I figured that I would opt for the modern master. ---... Started Sep 3^rd, 2003 at 1:05pm by KerrinScott	5	50	Sep 6^th, 2003 at 11:17am By: PrincessBlues
Tommy (Rudyard Kipling) Tommy I went into a public-'ouse to get a pint o' beer, The publican 'e up an' sez, "We serve no red-coats here." The girls be'ind the bar they laughed an' giggled fit to die, I ou... Started Sep 8^th, 2008 at 8:39pm by dericlee	3	53	Nov 9^th, 2008 at 1:02am By: RonPrice
Theodore Roethke Theodore Roethke was born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1908. As a child, he spent much time in the greenhouse owned by his father and uncle. His impressions of the natural world contained there woul... Started Sep 4^th, 2003 at 5:41pm by alien	0	35	Sep 4^th, 2003 at 5:41pm By: alien
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost To hear it read by Robert Frost himself, click here --- don't be too shocked by his delivery ~smile~): http://www.normpo.com/~Norman/roadnottaken.mp3<br ... Started Oct 6^th, 2006 at 7:05pm by Normpo « Pages 1 2 3 »	42	574	Jan 31^st, 2007 at 5:16pm By: Normpo
The Lake Isle Of Innisfree - Yeats This is a favorite of mine from way back -- pentagonia requested that we discuss a Yeats poem ans i think that's a great idea. Let me start the ball rolling here by asking that you look at the use of ... Started May 16^th, 2008 at 6:36pm by Normpo	0	154	May 16^th, 2008 at 6:36pm By: Normpo
The Coach --- What this car is all about The Coach - Great Poems Discussion We created this car so that we'd have a specific place to gather around and discuss great poems together. You need not join in on the conversation if that is yo... Started Mar 26^th, 2005 at 10:33am by Normpo	0	74	Jan 24^th, 2005 at 3:02pm By: Normpo
The Betrothed, by Rudyard Kipling This is posted as an aid to the discussion of the volta taking place in Sonnet Central...but it's also a helluva fun poem. Enjoy! The Betrothed Open the old cigar-box, get me a Cuba st... Started Feb 27^th, 2006 at 12:03am by dericlee	1	60	Apr 23^rd, 2006 at 5:45pm By: Don
T.S. Eliot (Born September 26, 1888) T.S. Eliot was born in St Louis, Missouri on September 26, 1888 and along with a few fellow poets, William Butler Yeats and Ezra Pound, they set out and raised the bar on poetry as a whole. Eliot... Started Sep 4^th, 2003 at 9:16pm by Shanti « Pages 1 2 »	19	170	Apr 30^th, 2008 at 12:51pm By: prosaic
Sylvia Plath Just a quick bio for people who don't know of her. Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) Born Massachusetts in 1932, Sylvia Plath published her first poem when she was eight. She studied at Smith Coll... Sylvia Plath works moves me. Its so Started Feb 10^th, 2007 at 8:56pm by Sarah_Howard (Ex Member)	2	16	Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am By: PrincessBlues - Ex Member
Saturday Night in the Village by GEORGE KALOGERIS from Leopardi As soon as the sun has set, that young woman Returning from the fields, the one who goes To the festival every Sunday, has already picked T... Started Jan 24^th, 2008 at 8:36am by Chaim	1	46	Jan 24^th, 2008 at 8:39am By: Chaim
Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling...my idol, actually. Widely known as the author of The Jungle Book and pretty much otherwise disregarded entirely of late, this man was actually pretty darned amazing! I gr... Started Apr 13^th, 2004 at 9:03pm by dericlee	1	87	Apr 16^th, 2004 at 7:05am By: Normpo
Robert Frost Reading Robert Frost Click below to hear Robert Frost reading a very familiar poem. If you have dial up, it make take a minute or two and if you have cable or DSL it should begin playing within 15 seconds: http://www... Started Feb 10^th, 2007 at 8:58pm by Normpo	7	55	Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am By: Normpo
Possible Poems for Discussion Below is a starting list of possible poems for discussion in The Coach. I tried to pick (not necessarily my favorite poems in most instances) that I thought would provide great discussion as well as t... Started Jan 25^th, 2005 at 8:19pm by Normpo « Pages 1 2 »	15	350	May 26^th, 2007 at 5:18am By: Tim
Poem Discussion #1 - Tell me what you think After reading this poem (click on link) -- tell us what you think. Be open, frank and honest and we'll see what discussion ensues. http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2007/03/19/070319po_poe... Started Mar 22^nd, 2008 at 11:45am by Normpo	4	120	Aug 2^nd, 2007 at 8:06pm By: Don
Poem Discussion #1 - Tell me what you think After reading this poem (click on link) -- tell us what you think. Be open, frank and honest and we'll see what discussion ensues. http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/poetry/2007/03/19/070319po_poe... Started Mar 22^nd, 2008 at 1:35am by Normpo	4	41	Aug 2^nd, 2008 at 12:06pm By: Don
On Workshopping It's quite obvious to me that a majority of you have never been in a workshop setting before. This is no huge surprise considering it is, after all, an online forum; free to all. However, it would b... Started Oct 2^nd, 2003 at 11:01pm by DelvingDenizen	14	163	Oct 3^rd, 2003 at 4:08pm By: Shanti
On the Late Massacre In Piedmont On the Late Massacre In Piedmont by: John Milton (1608-1674) Avenge, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold; Even them who kept th... Started Oct 26^th, 2006 at 1:46pm by Normpo « Pages 1 2 »	29	485	May 16^th, 2008 at 8:50pm By: Normpo
Oliver Wendell Holmes (Born August 29, 1809) Oliver Wendell Holmes Condensed biolgraphy: Born in Cambridge Mass on August 29, 1809. Graduated Harvard, studied law and medicine. He first published a collection o poems in 1836. M... Started Aug 29^th, 2003 at 2:23pm by Shanti	1	54	Sep 6^th, 2003 at 11:01am By: PrincessBlues
Nick and the Candlestick by Sylvia Plath Tim recommended we discuss this poem next --- don't be afraid --- give us your impressions, thoughts, and input. Nick and the Candlestick by Sylvia Plath I am a miner. The light burn... Started Oct 13^th, 2006 at 1:02pm by Normpo « Pages 1 2 3 4 5 »	63	667	Oct 25^th, 2006 at 9:17am By: Tim
Modernist Poetry and T.E. Hulme Modernist poetry is a mode of writing that is characterized by two main features. The first is technical innovation in the writing through the extensive use of free verse. The second is a move away fr... Started Sep 16^th, 2008 at 6:13am by Chaim	0	35	Sep 16^th, 2008 at 6:13am By: Chaim
Longfellow Even though this is a rather bare forum and I may never get a response does anyone know a website where I can find the complete works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow? Anthony Started Feb 10^th, 2007 at 8:52pm by antman721	2	16	Sep 1^st, 2003 at 7:16am By: antman721
Li Ch'ing Chao Li Ch'ing Chao Most literary scholars in China would say that Li Ch'ing Chao was the greatest woman poet of China (1084-1151). I was reading her poetry while sitting in a doctor's waiting room a... Started Feb 8^th, 2004 at 8:17pm by Normpo	1	40	Feb 19^th, 2004 at 7:56pm By: sierra - Ex Member

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