Be prepared. A dog is adorable and noble.A dog is a true and noble friend. A dogis also a hedonist. I don't know if I've posted about poetry here before. Probably not. Despite many attempts (when I was younger) -- including a few classes, I'm just not a poetry guy. I can appreciate the occasional ...
Warning: some morbid thoughts ahead. Mary Oliver celebrates the nature of dogs in this little book of poetry, and to a lesser extent, the nature of our relationship with our pets. I have some fundamental disagreement with her views about keeping them unleashed and letting them roam free, though. P...
¿Poemas acerca de perritos?
What was I thinking when I rated this book three stars last month? Shaking head. I can only say, I must have been tired. I pulled it out this morning thinking I would post a poem from it since April is Poetry Month, and I read it again. It is much greater than I remembered. A bonus is the ar...
“For there was nothing sweeter than his peacewhen at rest.For there was nothing brisker than his life when in motion.For when i went away he would watch for me atthe window.for he loved me.For he suffered before i found him, and neverforgot it.”"Because of the dog’s joyfulness, our own is increased....
I recently finished two volumes of poetry by popular female poets I have previously not had the pleasure of reading. Mary Oliver has been hovering on the bestseller lists a lot recently with her two most recent volumes, Thousand Mornings and Dog Songs. Natasha Trethewey is the recipient of the Pulit...
Log in with Facebook 
