A poem by an American poet that is about the American Dream?

A poem by an American poet that is about the American Dream?
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Is this poem (below) written by a poet, a humorist or a person who just likes rhyming words?

Description : Is this poem (below) written by a poet, a humorist or a person who just likes rhyming words?

Last Answer : It is certainly neither poetry, amusing,nor good enough to be a pastiche of either James Joyce, Dr.Seuss, or Ogden Nash. Don’t quit your day job.

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Description : What is your favourite poem/poet?

Last Answer : What grade are you in? Have you been learning anything about poetic form and poetic meter? Do you have a length in mind? One of my favorite collections are poems about birds (Robert Frost, W H Auden, G M Hopkins, Thomas Hardy, Mary Oliver, for example.)

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Last Answer : It isn’t on youtube. Where might one find it?

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Last Answer : answer:My all time favorite is Walt Whitman, but I also enjoy William Blake, William Wordsworth, Alfred Lord Tennyson, John Donne, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Emily Dickinson, Allen Ginsburg, Maya Angelou, ... more. My most modern favorites are Pia Taavila and John Lee Clark. and Shakespeare ;D

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Last Answer : T S Eliot!

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Last Answer : I like Eliot too

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Last Answer : William Blake. Lamb vs. tiger, Grrrrr….I’m also a fan of William Carlos Williams.

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What is Rainer Maria Rilke know for? His poetry, does it have a certain element to it that identifies him as a distinguished poet like one would see a Picasso and recognize the artist?

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Last Answer : Why not pick a poet about whom you know something? Rilke is difficult, particularly in translation. (Do you read German?) There are scores of admirable and complex poets who write or wrote in English. I would say that avoiding the temptation to plagiarize is a very good idea.

My favorite poet is Mary Oliver. Who else should I be reading?

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Last Answer : She's at the top of my contemporary list. For a compendium of mostly terrific modern poems (short)- poems, not book) try Garrison Keillor's GOOD POEMS and the follow-up; GOOD POEMS FOR HARD ... Millay, Marge Piercy (ONE REASON I LIKE OPERA), Sheenagh Pugh, Maxine Kumin, Elizabeth Bishop, etc.

How does a Poet determine what form (say, a sonnet) that he or she is going to use ?

Description : How does a Poet determine what form (say, a sonnet) that he or she is going to use ?

Last Answer : The poet considers what he or she wants to say, and if any form suits it. Sometimes the poet is writing a response to another poet, or a parody of another poem, and thus imitates that form ... poet chooses the form first, possibly for a technical challenge, and the thoughts and words fill the form.

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Last Answer : I don’t really read poetry much. But I always liked Robert Frost (the woods are lovely, dark and deep….) and Shakespeare. The former, because I love his poems, they put me in a contemplative mood. The latter, because I love his comparisons and play on words.

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Last Answer : Latin and Greek read this Poe was a great writer, but a drunkard and druggie.

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Last Answer : A vacuum.

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Last Answer : Will try

What is your opinion on this poem? How can it be improved?

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Last Answer : The first thing that jumped at me was the confusing vagueness of “their”. Everything screeches to a halt, while my mind sorts through the list of 5 or 6 things, any of which might be the object of “their”. Which is it? Then we can move on.

I am looking for a ballad poem that is about 6 to 7 minutes long?

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Last Answer : Try “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes (corrected by Jeruba.) Very rhythmic and a good story.

Do you have a poem to share?

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Last Answer : There was a young chaplain from Kings, Who talked about God and such things. But his real desire Was a boy in the choir, With a bottom like jelly on springs.

What would this poem be about?

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Last Answer : I think it’s sardonic. It sounds to me that the poet has been the victim of derisive laughter.

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Last Answer : “That hurt we embrace becomes joy. Call it to your arms where it can change.”

Does anyone recognize this poem?

Description : Does anyone recognize this poem?

Last Answer : I get a somewhat shaky attribution to Aaron Diaz on this guy’s homepage.

Would you share your favorite poem with me?

Description : Would you share your favorite poem with me?

Last Answer : answer:Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening excerpt: The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.

What is a poem you have written?

Description : What is a poem you have written?

Last Answer : answer:Four cats sleep draped and scattered like fallen petals A fire burns, deep and strong to bathe their feline dreams in warmth The old ones must have much to dream of nearly 30 years of ... of yours backs curved against the dimming fire and dream, your golden eyes shut tight against tomorrow.

How about sharing a poem or some favorite lines to lift the spirits in a dark time?

Description : How about sharing a poem or some favorite lines to lift the spirits in a dark time?

Last Answer : answer:This is one of my favorites: Dust of Snow BY ROBERT FROST The way a crow Shook down on me The dust of snow From a hemlock tree Has given my heart A change of mood And saved some part Of a day I had rued.

Would you share a poem that has touched your heart? Or a quote or saying?

Description : Would you share a poem that has touched your heart? Or a quote or saying?

Last Answer : “There comes a point in your life when you realize who matters, who never did, who won’t anymore, and who always will. So don’t worry about the people from your past: there’s a reason they didn’t make it to your future” – not sure who said this, but I like it a lot :)

Can you help me identify this poem?

Description : Can you help me identify this poem?

Last Answer : answer:As I grow older and older, And totter towards the tomb, I find that I care less and less Who goes to bed with whom. - Dorothy L(eigh) Sayers ‘That’sWhy I Never Read Modern Novels’, collected in Janet Hitchman Such a Strange Lady (1975), ch.12.

Name that poem?

Description : Name that poem?

Last Answer : This possibly was a non-published poem and only recited in the doc. I searched for it but no avail.

Where can I find a full copy of W. H. Auden's poem "The Age of Anxiety"?

Description : Where can I find a full copy of W. H. Auden's poem "The Age of Anxiety"?

Last Answer : answer:A Library. Amazon.

Roses are red, violets are blue, I wrote a love poem, how about you?

Description : Roses are red, violets are blue, I wrote a love poem, how about you?

Last Answer : answer:I’d even wish you dead If I then could be your grave That way, locked in my arms You’d forever be mine Free translation of a Hendrick de Vries poem.

Is my poem any good?

Description : Is my poem any good?

Last Answer : Yes, it’s very sweet. Keep writing. :)

Can you help me understand this poem?

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Last Answer : To me, he is talking about mob psychology . He's talking about people who are suspect of anyone who does not think as they do. He's talking about the minister who wants to publicly destroy a ... a very strong poem and uncomfortable to me because I think he's right. They are scary and threatening.

Can you help me find a good poem about mothers?

Description : Can you help me find a good poem about mothers?

Last Answer : Do you have any specific requirements? Rhyming vs. not rhyming?, etc…

Does anyone have a favorite poem? If so, what is it?

Description : Does anyone have a favorite poem? If so, what is it?

Last Answer : answer:The most inspiring poem I know is Ulysses by Alfred Tennyson It little profits that an idle king, By this still hearth, among these barren crags, Match'd with an aged wife, I mete and dole Unequal laws ... by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

Care to write a love poem for the lurving people out there in fluther land?

Description : Care to write a love poem for the lurving people out there in fluther land?

Last Answer : random acts of kindness-it couldnt hurt i told my friend he was awesome-it couldnt hurt i packed a note in my siblings lunchbox-it couldnt hurt i opened the door for someone with a wheel chair ... sleepover-i enjoyed myself i ate pasta- it was delicious random acts of kindness hmmm,-it couldnt hurt

What constitutes a poem?

Description : What constitutes a poem?

Last Answer : I think it is not poetry.

What the heck does this poem mean to you?

Description : What the heck does this poem mean to you?

Last Answer : answer:It means to be fully present in the here and now and observe everything from a state of pure awareness. It means to silence the mind and through stillness you will feel the one connection.

How does the poem Fuzzy Wuzzy go?

Description : How does the poem Fuzzy Wuzzy go?

Last Answer : As I learned it, the only other line was “Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?”

Care to write a love poem for the lurving people out there in fluther land?

Description : Care to write a love poem for the lurving people out there in fluther land?

Last Answer : random acts of kindness-it couldnt hurt i told my friend he was awesome-it couldnt hurt i packed a note in my siblings lunchbox-it couldnt hurt i opened the door for someone with a wheel chair ... sleepover-i enjoyed myself i ate pasta- it was delicious random acts of kindness hmmm,-it couldnt hurt

What is the greatest poem you've ever heard?

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Last Answer : I have many that I like, especially by Pushkin in Russian…thinking if people mention Frost’s poem about the intersection at the road/road not taken, I’ll poke myself in the eye with a fork.

What do you think of this poem?

Description : What do you think of this poem?

Last Answer : That was AWESOME! :D

What do you think this Willy Wonka's poem talk about?

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Last Answer : answer:Does this come from the book, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory or the original movie? It seems to be more of a sing-song narrative than a poem. The intent is to generate emotional ... entering the tunnel where scary images are flashed on the walls (based upon seeing the first movie.)

What is a poem with the same theme and purpose as "The Road Not Taken"?

Description : What is a poem with the same theme and purpose as "The Road Not Taken"?

Last Answer : answer:There is this one; a somehwat older chestnut that you may like. I’ll keep thinking and see what else I can come up with. http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/invictus/

What do you think of this poem (in the details)?

Description : What do you think of this poem (in the details)?

Last Answer : answer:I don't particularly think it's great - however, I can use it for teaching the simple Present and Past tenses for my ESL classes. Thanks. Of course the subject matter is very sad - especially as ... professional. Welcome to fluther. Sorry I didn't care for the poem - just keepin' it real.

Can someone please read/critique my poem?

Description : Can someone please read/critique my poem?

Last Answer : I think it's a pretty darn good poem. And I'm very snippy about terrible poems. How old are you, ace? I think it's a good poem because it's emotionally complex; good stuff isn't cancelled out ... but most people pretend only THEY got fucked.) Excited to see what other people say. I'm on your side.

What is the title of the poem about a Mayfly that only lives for one day?

Description : What is the title of the poem about a Mayfly that only lives for one day?

Last Answer : Is this it?

Do you know a ten line poem by walt whitman?

Description : Do you know a ten line poem by walt whitman?

Last Answer : Yes.

What is the significance of this poem?

Description : What is the significance of this poem?

Last Answer : I love Whitman.

What do you think of these lyrics/poem I wrote?

Description : What do you think of these lyrics/poem I wrote?

Last Answer : Why would you say that about yourself. I am pretty sure that you are none of those things.Dont be letting yourself down by saying bad stuff about yourself, because on the inside, you are a marvelous wonderful person

A good winter quote/short poem?

Description : A good winter quote/short poem?

Last Answer : Oh the weather outside is frightful, But the fire is so delightful, And since we’ve no place to go, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Does anyone know of a 10 line poem my friend could use for her class?

Description : Does anyone know of a 10 line poem my friend could use for her class?

Last Answer : @jaketheripper Yeah I know, but shes really busy and doesn’t have computer access at the moment. And she asked for my help anyways.