She reads it better, here on youtube: Carolyn Forche performs her poem "Ourselves or Nothing." It is dedicated to the late Terrence Des Pres, whose bo...

I found something to help us with our theme: https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/04/books/two-poets.html  

What do you make of this? 

In this episode, I express my insecurities and try to figure out what ee cummings was talking about and how I'm going to write the model essay for thi...

Be prepared. This is weird. Very, very weird. You probably won't understand it all at first. I sure don't. How will be examine these poems by "being" ...

Sometimes it looks like poetry, but reads like prose. 

No capital letters? Why? Sanchez writes here to reflect on a powerful, personal experience with a real person. Her words became a gift to him. Soak up...

Reading poetry by phrases, singly, and then reading them coherently reveals a focus on phrases and meanings that you would miss without such a dual pr...

Sanchez is a poet, even when she writes prose. 

Sometimes, I read something and injure myself. I think you'll hear the poetry Sanchez uses to describe her admiration of Norma.