I was reading Paul Muldoon’s poetry recently, specifically Why Brownlee Left, and I was taken aback by how much sense they seemed to make to me. Like most poetry – or like any kind of art – it can be hit or miss, depending on the reader since it’s all subjective. But there was something … Continue reading Why Did Brownlee Leave? – A Look at Paul Muldoon’s Rural Mystery
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Why Poetry Is Worth Reading
Poetry has a bad rep. It’s Wordsworth’s fault. It used to be the major point of literature when the novel was considered a novel way of writing. Novel means new, original, fresh. But originally it was looked down upon as something unworthy of anyone’s time. ‘How novel.’ These days, the novel has risen to the … Continue reading Why Poetry Is Worth Reading