06. Silence - "I'm Nobody! - Who are you?" by Emily Dickinson

09/27/23 • 9 min

We'll be continuing to talk about how to read poems today using the reclusive, puzzling, pensive Emily Dickinson. Learn about how to read punctuation, as well as how and why to write nothingness into your poems. To read the poem, click here.

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05. Enjambment - Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare

Another sonnet for you today, as well as some tips on how to read old poetry. Sometimes how we read makes it harder for us to understand. We'll be talking about all of this and more using Shakespeare's (possibly) hilarious poem, Sonnet 130.

Produced by Gustav Leth

Outro composed by Yentl Tijssens

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07. Conceit - "To A Locomotive in Winter" by Walt Whitman

Finally, Walt Whitman lands on this show. The opposite of Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman has much to teach us about trying to 'understand' poems and look for symbols. We'll be screaming his "To A Locomotive in Winter" from the rooftops to learn all about it.

Also, here's a link to Joy Harjo's Poet Warrior audiobook read by the poet herself.

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