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Lorna Gaye Goodison CD (born 1 August 1947) [1] is a Jamaican poet, essayist and memoirist, a leading West Indian writer, whose career spans four decades. She is now Professor Emerita, English Language and Literature/Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan, previously serving as the Lemuel A. Johnson Professor of English and African and Afroamerican Studies.
Key assertions about poetry include: Ordinary life is the best subject for poetry; Everyday language is best suited for poetry; Expression of feeling is more important than action or plot "Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" that "takes its origin from emotion, recollected in tranquillity" [2]
Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, [2] Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early 20th century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes.
Walk down Reader's Digest memory lane with these quotes from famous people throughout the decades. The post 100 of the Best Quotes from Famous People appeared first on Reader's Digest.
[8] [9] His poems and essay volumes, such as From a College Window and The Upton Letters (essays in the form of letters) were famous in his time; and he left one of the longest diaries ever written: some four million words. [10] His literary criticisms of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Edward FitzGerald, Walter Pater and John Ruskin rank among his ...
Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...
Hanif Abdurraqib (formerly Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib; born August 25, 1983) is an American poet, essayist, and cultural critic.His first essay collection, They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us, was published in 2017.
You Must Revise Your Life (essays and interviews). Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, 1986. Every War Has Two Losers: William Stafford on Peace and War (daily writings, essays, interviews, poems). Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 2003. The Answers Are Inside the Mountains: Meditations on the Writing Life (essays and interviews).