Dragonfly's Poetry & Prolixity


Dragonfly: Any of various large insects of the order Odonata or suborder Anisoptera, having a long slender body and two pairs of narrow, net-veined wings that are usually held outstretched while the insect is at rest. Also called regionally darner, darning needle, mosquito fly, mosquito hawk, needle, skeeter hawk.

Poetry: The art or work of a poet.

Prolixity: Excessive wordiness in speech or writing; longwindedness

Monday, March 28, 2011

New Poetry, New Music & A Poem by Dorianne Laux

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"The Book of Man" by Dorianne Laux, a poem from the book below. "Horoscopes for the Dead" by Billy Collins, due out in...
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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Reading Henry Nouwen and Watching Tomatoes Grow

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We're already having 80 degree days down here in the swamps! I have tomatoes on all three of my plants and my lettuce, swiss chard and ...
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Monday, March 14, 2011

Two Poems of Ryokan

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The woods are filled with color here: yellow vining flowers, Dogwoods, Azaleas, Iris's and wildflowers. Ms. Spring is here. My heart...
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

The Longings of Women by Marge Piercy

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The Longings of Women By Marge Piercy The longings of women: butterflies beating against ceilings painted blue like sky; flies buzzi...
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Dragonfly by Ed Pilolla

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My BFF, Annie , gave me this book and it's awesome, just awesome, and not just because I love the title either. She and I had a fun-fi...
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

The Falcon to the Falconer by Jonathan Steffen

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The Falcon To The Falconer By Jonathan Steffen Unleash me from your hand and I will lance the light for you. I'll cut a swordblade ...
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Some Questions You Might Ask by Mary Oliver

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Some Questions You Might Ask By Mary Oliver Is the soul solid, like iron? Or is it tender and breakable, like the wings of a moth in th...
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Saturday, February 12, 2011

The Attic by Raymond Carver

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The Attic By Raymond Carver Her brain is an attic where things were stored over the years. From time to time her face appears in the littl...
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The Dragonfly By Louise Bogan

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The Dragonfly By Louise Bogan You are made of almost nothing But of enough To be great eyes And diaphanous double vans; To be ceaseles...
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Love by Roy Croft

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I found this poem I'd copied into a battered old notebook I've had since my freshman year in high school.  It's still a favorite...
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