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Bolcom uses some of his sweetest music with Kenyon’s short stanzas. The key statement in this song is the phrase, “God does not leave us comfortless.” [ 3 ] Let Evening Come was recorded by Benita Valente as the sopranist, Cynthia Raim as the pianist, and Michael Tree as the violist for Centaur Records.
Jane Kenyon (May 23, 1947 – April 22, 1995) was an American poet and translator.Her work is often characterized as simple, spare, and emotionally resonant. Kenyon was the second wife of poet, editor, and critic Donald Hall who made her the subject of many of his poems.
Carmichael noted J.B.'s name in the song's sheet music as the author of the poem that inspired the lyrics, and asked for help to identify "J.B.". However, it wasn't until the mid-1950s that a positive identification was made. Jane Brown Thompson died the night before the song was introduced on radio by Dick Powell. [1]
Jane Kenyon, poet (born in Ann Arbor) Mary Torrans Lathrap, poet (born and died in Jackson) Margaret Wynne Lawless, poet, non-fiction writer (born in Adrian) Philip Levine, poet (born in Detroit) Thomas Lynch, poet (born in Detroit) Naomi Long Madgett, poet (born in Norfolk, Virginia, raised in East Orange, New Jersey, moved to Detroit and ...
Gettin' together to smile an' rejoice, An' eatin' an' laughin' with folks of your choice; An' kissin' the girls an' declarin' that they Are growin more beautiful day after day;
The Yale Review observed the more personal tone of Smith's poems regarding HIV alongside the broader political poems pertaining to police brutality, Black Lives Matter, and white supremacy. [8] Lambda Literary analyzed the various kinds of violence which Smith sought to critique, later stating, "And, despite everything, there is a stream of ...
Rodney Theodore Smith (April 13, 1947 – December 24, 2024) was an American poet, fiction writer, and editor who published as R.T. Smith. [1] The author of twelve poetry collections and a collection of short fiction, Smith served as editor of Shenandoah , a prestigious literary journal published by Washington and Lee University . [ 2 ]
James McMichael, The World at Large: New and Selected Poems, 1971-1996 [18] W. S. Merwin. Editor, Lament for the Makers: A Memorial Anthology, Washington: Counterpoint [23] Translator, Pieces of Shadow: Selected Poems of Jaime Sabines; The Vixen: Poems, New York: Knopf [23] Robert Pinsky, The Figured Wheel: New and Collected Poems, 1966-1996 [18]