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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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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	573	Jan 31^st, 2007 at 5:16pm By: Normpo
Henry Thoreau I have only just started reading Thoreau. Went through my whole life and had never read a whole book by him. I've started with Walden. It's just wonderful! :-0 Started Feb 10^th, 2007 at 9:00pm by WildCityWoman (Ex Member)	3	72	Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am By: Normpo
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
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	35	Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am By: Normpo
Edwin Arlington Robinson An extract from here says... Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869-1935) was a poet of transition. He lived at the time following the Civil War when America was rebuilding and changing rapidly and wh... Started Feb 10^th, 2007 at 8:51pm by alien	0	11	Sep 1^st, 2003 at 5:02am By: alien
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	14	Sep 1^st, 2003 at 7:16am By: antman721
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) Born December 10, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts, also being where she spent most of her life. She wrote more than 1800 poems, most of them not discovered until after her death, and she only had a doz... Started Feb 10^th, 2007 at 8:52pm by Claw (Ex Member)	3	73	Sep 4^th, 2003 at 1:49am By: Claw - Ex Member
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	33	Sep 4^th, 2003 at 5:41pm By: alien
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	52	Sep 6^th, 2003 at 11:01am By: PrincessBlues
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
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
A. B. 'Banjo' Patterson Andrew Barton "Banjo" Patterson (1864 - 1941) was a famous Australian bush poet. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas. One ... Started Feb 10^th, 2007 at 8:55pm by alien	1	57	Oct 7^th, 2003 at 8:55am By: Claw - Ex Member
Elizabeth Akers Allen Elizabeth Akers Allen (who sometimes went by the pseudonym of Florence Percy) was born in Strong, Maine, 9 October 1832. Her maiden name was Chase. She married Paul Akers, a sculptor, who died in... Started Feb 10^th, 2007 at 8:55pm by alien	0	18	Nov 12^th, 2003 at 5:39am By: alien
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
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	85	Apr 16^th, 2004 at 7:05am By: Normpo
Kb's Favorite Cowboy Poets Hmmm! I have so many... I guess my all time favorite would have to be Henry Herbert Knibbs. Knibbs was never actually a cowboy but wrote some great poetry. You can read his most performed poem ... Started Feb 10^th, 2007 at 8:59pm by kb755779	3	40	May 19^th, 2004 at 11:50pm By: dericlee
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	71	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	59	Apr 23^rd, 2006 at 5:45pm By: Don
Hunter S. Thompson "So we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived, or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?" H... Started Feb 10^th, 2007 at 9:00pm by stainyellowincolor	14	91	Oct 5^th, 2006 at 7:48am By: stainyellowincolor
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	658	Oct 25^th, 2006 at 9:17am By: Tim
James Fenton --- In the News James Fenton was in the news this weekend regarding his newest book, "Selected Poems". His most famous poem is probably "Wind" ... let us know your thoughts on this one. Wind This is the... Started Jan 7^th, 2007 at 7:48am by Normpo	4	90	Feb 14^th, 2007 at 7:10am 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	338	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	118	Aug 2^nd, 2007 at 8:06pm By: Don
If This Is A Man (Primo Levi) I would not be shy in saying that I would rate "If This Is A Man" (a.k.a. "Survival in Auschwitz") as one of the most important books of the 20th Century. Part of this is pragmatic, because it sometim... Started Aug 21^st, 2007 at 11:42am by claw	0	16	Aug 21^st, 2007 at 11:42am By: claw
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	44	Jan 24^th, 2008 at 8:39am By: Chaim

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