Connecting to nature through poetry and prose
on a folding screen a mountain is painted: winter seclusion ~Matsuo Bashō (translated by David Landis Barnhill) Matsuo Bashō Matsuo Bashō was born Matsuo Kinsaku in 1644 near Kyoto, Japan. He developed an interest in literature at a young age and eventually moved to Kyoto to study Chinese poetry, Taoism, and haikai no renga under... Continue Reading →
Three resources that explore the challenges and benefits of reading and writing poetry,. These sources also offer insight into the ways we can learn and grow with poetry.
In "The Death of A Moth", Virginia Woolf explores the human experience through the final stages of a moths life.
Have you ever wondered what role birds have played in American literature? Well it turns out, quite a lot. That is why the Library of America, a nonprofit organization focused on preserving and promoting, publishing, and providing readers with opportunities to engage in American writing, is hosting an online conversation with Olivia Gentile, poet Sidney... Continue Reading →
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