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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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BOB DYLAN: THE BLOODLESS REVOLUTION Some may not see this 1960s guitarist as a poet, but..... --------------- When Bob Zimmerman, alias Bob Dylan, came out of obscurity in the late 1950s and made his debut in New York on 4 No... Started Nov 9^th, 2008 at 12:53am by RonPrice	0	21	Nov 9^th, 2008 at 12:53am By: RonPrice
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
Annie by Guillaume Apollinaire Annie by Guillaume Apollinaire On the coast of Texas Between Mobile and Galveston there is A great big garden overgrown with roses It also contains a villa Which is one grea... Started Sep 6^th, 2008 at 1:17pm by Normpo	0	35	Sep 6^th, 2008 at 1:17pm 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
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
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	73	Jan 24^th, 2005 at 3:02pm By: Normpo
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
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
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
John Keats John Keats was London-born in 1795, at the end of October, either the 29th or 31rst, to a livery-stable keeper and his wife. When he was but 8 years old, his father was killed falling from a horse. Wh... Started Nov 4^th, 2008 at 6:22am by literarius	1	33	Nov 6^th, 2008 at 3:02am By: davidf
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	45	Jan 24^th, 2008 at 8:39am By: Chaim
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dorothy Porter (1954 - 10th December 2008) [I'm not certain this is the best place to put this. It would seem to me that the reporting of the death of a poet of note is a worthy endeavour, and perhaps deserving of an area of relevance, as against, let's say, just a general reporting within "Chat". Perhaps, since it's not so common, then here, amongst the "Greats", is the most respectful place] Dorothy Porter, author of The Monkey's Mask and El Dorado, died this morning. She was 54 years old, and died from "complications with breast cancer". She was an awarded poet in Australia, and her verse-nove... Started Dec 10^th, 2008 at 6:03am by claw	3	103	Dec 19^th, 2008 at 10:43pm By: davidf
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
Favourite and least favourite poets? What are you favourite (famous) poets, and who influences you the most? It doesn't have to be for all time, it could just what your tastes are right now. For myself, I'd have to say S.T. ... Started Jan 23^rd, 2008 at 10:48am by pandatronic	3	56	Feb 23^rd, 2008 at 5:32pm By: davidf
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	41	May 19^th, 2004 at 11:50pm By: dericlee
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
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	73	Jan 1^st, 1970 at 12:00am By: Normpo
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

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