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GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS: EXPRESSING SELF-NATURE
I would like to return to Gerard Manley Hopkins, that impressionist in language whose poems are verbally fascinating even while difficult. Today’s Hopkins poem, in spite of its seeming complexity, nonetheless has a very simple message, as we shall see … Continue reading
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Tagged analysis, As Kingfishers Catch Fire, dragonflies, Gerard Manley Hopkins, kingfishers, Poems, poetry, self-expression, writing
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DIRECT EXPERIENCE AND CREATIVE SELECTION
In hokku as I teach it, we may write both from direct experience and from creative selection. What is meant by direct experience? It is a hokku written from viewing an actual event, with everything in it faithful to that … Continue reading
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Tagged Bashô, Buson, dragonflies, frogs, haikai, harmony, hokku, nature, poetry, ponds, post-traditional haiku, Shirane, summer, trees, writing, zen
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