I also have page of Native American translations paired with pictures of beautiful Native American women. I particularly like the three Travelers' Blessings, which I translated for my father when he decided to end his life by declining dialysis and entering hospice.
Since being deprived of television as a 8th grade American I’ve followed an inclination since having been introduced to Frost, Sandburg and Whitman and followed poets wherever I’ve found them (largely England and France). They’re the closest thing to coming upon buried treasure.
Yes, three very good poets to read. We have something in common because I was deprived of TV at age 11 and started to checkout out eight books (the max) at the library, then read them in a few days, and repeat, repeat, repeat. My grades shot through the roof and in the fifth grade my school put me in a reading class of one -- reading the classics while my classmates read normal fifth-grade fare. I attribute my success as a writer to my intensive reading starting at age 11.
In the comments for one of Mike's posts recently, I described the unknown poets he was introducing us to as 'a whole Alladdin's cave of buried treasures.' It's nice to see you thinking of poetry in similar terms.
Awesome. Nearly all are new to me. Thank you!
I also have page of Native American translations paired with pictures of beautiful Native American women. I particularly like the three Travelers' Blessings, which I translated for my father when he decided to end his life by declining dialysis and entering hospice.
https://michaelrburch.substack.com/p/beautiful-native-american-women
Glad to make the introductions. The other two posts in the series are also worth checking out.
Thank you for these.
Patris, I'm glad you liked them.
Since being deprived of television as a 8th grade American I’ve followed an inclination since having been introduced to Frost, Sandburg and Whitman and followed poets wherever I’ve found them (largely England and France). They’re the closest thing to coming upon buried treasure.
Yes, three very good poets to read. We have something in common because I was deprived of TV at age 11 and started to checkout out eight books (the max) at the library, then read them in a few days, and repeat, repeat, repeat. My grades shot through the roof and in the fifth grade my school put me in a reading class of one -- reading the classics while my classmates read normal fifth-grade fare. I attribute my success as a writer to my intensive reading starting at age 11.
How lucky we were, yes?
Yes, although I wasn't happy about giving up TV at the time!
How could we be? Though I was certainly distracted and a bit busy figuring how I got there.
In the comments for one of Mike's posts recently, I described the unknown poets he was introducing us to as 'a whole Alladdin's cave of buried treasures.' It's nice to see you thinking of poetry in similar terms.
Somehow I’m not taken aback by that, Martin. Poetry brings out the treasure hunter in us. And we always, always want more.
Yes, you're right. It's around 5 am here in Ireland. The world is probably falling apart, and here I am reading poetry, again.
We share that habit then (and in my experience, poetry is best felt when the world is shattering.)
Thanks for the suggestions, much appreciated.