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 In Praise
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By Holly Wren
In Favorite Poems, Personal Anthology, Poems
Posted November 21, 2018

In Praise

I love this poem by Franz Wright. A good one for the first snow of the season.   HOMAGE   There are a few things I will miss, a girl with no shirt on lighting a cigarette   and [...]

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 Busyness, careerism, capitalism, and materialism: What do they have to do with poetry? (Notes to self)
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By Holly Wren
In Courses, Favorite Poems, Personal Anthology, Poems, The Poet in the World, Writing Prompts
Posted August 30, 2018

Busyness, careerism, capitalism, and materialism: What do they have to do with poetry? (Notes to self)

Busyness, careerism, capitalism, and materialism: What do these things have to do with poetry? Short answer: Nothing. These things are at cross purposes with poetry. The other true answer is that [...]

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 The Hand That Stretches the Bow
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By Holly Wren
In Personal Anthology, The Poet in the World, Uncategorized
Posted July 22, 2018

The Hand That Stretches the Bow

I have a long habit of thinking that just because I can dream it, I can do it, because sometimes that is true, and the rest of the time I want it to be true. It’s a form of magical [...]

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 Some Short Poems That I Have Loved
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By Holly Wren
In Courses, Personal Anthology, Poems
Posted September 20, 2017

Some Short Poems That I Have Loved

I want to share some of the short poems that have inspired me, and helped me think about what can be accomplished in just a few lines of well-chosen text. For example, here’s an untitled modern [...]

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 Forms of Transport + April Workshop Line-up
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By Holly Wren
In Courses, Personal Anthology, Poems, The Poet in the World
Posted March 15, 2017

Forms of Transport + April Workshop Line-up

As bitter winds whip around our snowbound house, I’m truly desperate for a gentler climate where my body might relax after so many months of shivering. It’s not going to happen this [...]

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 from “Linneaus in Lapland,” by Lorine Niedecker
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By Holly Wren
In Personal Anthology
Posted November 18, 2016

from “Linneaus in Lapland,” by Lorine Niedecker

Fog-thick morning— I see only where I now walk. I carry my clarity with me. When I encountered Lorine Niedecker’s work for the first time I felt an immediate sense of kinship with her aesthetic [...]

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 from “July”, by Kazim Ali
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By Holly Wren
In Personal Anthology
Posted November 18, 2016

from “July”, by Kazim Ali

Then the gray-green sky came down in breaths to my lips and sipped me. I love the suggestiveness of this five-line poem by Kazim Ali, and especially the balance between what’s said, and what’s [...]

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 from “Vestibule,” by Chase Twichell
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By Holly Wren
In Personal Anthology
Posted September 16, 2016

from “Vestibule,” by Chase Twichell

What etiquette holds us back from more intimate speech, especially now, at the end of the world? What holds us back—I repeat this phrase to myself almost daily. It comes to mind when I sense that [...]

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