"whatever glimmers in mirror and wineglass"
Hooper, Dickinson, Crane, Lax, Amichai
Humor in Poems
March 27, 7-8:30 pm EST
1 hour 30 minutes @ $100.00
Comedians usually try to get the audience to like them, to root for them, to be drawn in by the warmth of their personalities.
Poets have to approach the world not with warmth, but with coldness. But levity is sometimes as powerful as despair and the timing can make it as dynamic as any other poetic tool.
This class will show how humor in poetry works with close readings and examples of how to use humor effectively.
Register here: https://www.seansingerpoetry.com/join-book-club
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Patricia Hooper:
Emily Dickinson:
[With thee, in the Desert -/ With thee in the thirst - / With thee in the Tamarind wood. / Leopard breathes - at last!
Stephen Crane:
Robert Lax:
Yehuda Amichai (tr. from Hebrew by Chana Bloch and Stephen Mitchell):
Ornette Coleman, “Desert Players,” rec. 1988:
Stephen Crane, in ten brief, punchy lines, depicts self-loathing; while Emily Dickinson slyly, shyly, gives us a glimpse of lust and satisfaction. This mini poetry collection deserves a re-read!
What a lovely collection of desert poems.
My favorite is the Robert Lax-- it sings. I can see the drifting clouds over the desert, I can feel the dryness in my bones.