My Grandpa
...if only I had one...
The Nearly Noon News-Wednesday October 26, 2022
The Nearly Noon News-Tuesday October 25. 2022
The Nearly Noon News-Monday October 24, 2022
Friday October 21: James Hansen
Austin discusses the "land based" poetry of this contemporary writer.
Friday October 14: Larry Levis
Austin looks at the writing of Levis who often employed an imagist or surrealist approach in his work
Friday October 7: Eavan Boland
Austin discusses the work of Irish-American poet Eavan Boland. Her work deals with the Irish national identity, and the role of women in Irish history.
Friday September 30: Jane Kenyon
Like Keats, she attempts to redeem morbidity with a peculiar kind of gusto, one which seeks a quiet annihilation of self-identity through identification with benign things.”
Friday September 23: Daniel Smith
Austin shares time with his father, the land based poet Dan Smith
Friday September 16: W.S. Merwin
Exploring the writings of Pullitzer Prize winning poet W.S. merwin