Banjo52

Conversation. Especially literature and language, education, football and baseball, movies, history, then and now, birds, two-lane roads. "Banjo" is a fun word, and the instrument can make fine music. But this isn't really a blog about banjos, except in the metaphorical sense of interesting sounds riding across a valley from one porch to another. Click on any photo to enlarge. Students, remember to footnote. All text and photos: © 2009-2014 Banjo52

Dec 26, 2012

"Elegance" by Linda Gregg

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Here is “Elegance,” another Linda Gregg poem. At first I liked it more than “Winter Love” (last post), thought it had more to say; now I’m n...
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Dec 23, 2012

"Winter Love" by Linda Gregg

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Winter Love by Linda Gregg : The Poetry Foundation  Because of the season, I wanted to post a poem that was pleasant but no...
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Dec 14, 2012

Robert Frost's "The Wood-Pile": Karma, Monuments, Warmth and Decay

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The Wood-Pile by Robert Frost : The Poetry Foundation Yesterday on my walk in the woods, I tried to get a glimpse, and may...
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Nov 30, 2012

Franz Wright, "Postcard 2": Son and Father

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--> --> Last August 15 and 27 we discussed Franz Wright’s impressive poem, “To Myself.” Here’s “Postcard 2,” a darker...
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Nov 23, 2012

Robert Hass, "Meditation at Lagunitas": Ways of Being and Saying

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Meditation at Lagunitas by Robert Hass : The Poetry Foundation There are two kinds of language, two kinds of experiencing, two wa...
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Nov 10, 2012

DANCING & BIRD PORN

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Sandhill Crane: Waltzing, Drunk and Alone There was some talk here last time about music and dancing. I’ve never trusted men w...
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Nov 4, 2012

Music: Bill's Seafood; Crooked Still, "Look On And Cry"

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  Crooked Still - Look On And Cry - YouTube I wish Aoife O'Donovan's voice (or just her microphone) were bigger, but I find t...
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