Sentences with phrase «as the poem tells»

As the poem tells us, Mr. Gripus — get it?

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• Edwin Muir, The Complete Poems: As far as I can tell, Muir is the least - read great poet in English of the twentieth century; he is mostly remembered, it seems, for his translations of Kafka (which are immeasurably better than anyone else'sAs far as I can tell, Muir is the least - read great poet in English of the twentieth century; he is mostly remembered, it seems, for his translations of Kafka (which are immeasurably better than anyone else'sas I can tell, Muir is the least - read great poet in English of the twentieth century; he is mostly remembered, it seems, for his translations of Kafka (which are immeasurably better than anyone else's).

Robert Burns has a telling picture of such a nightly experience in his poem about the Scots peasant on Saturday, preparing for the observance of the next day as the time for worship and rest: The Cotter's Saturday Night.

Dante takes on Thomas» objections by claiming total veracity for his poem as he smilingly capitulates to them: he is, after all, only another lying poet, but one who nonetheless claims to tell «the truth,» and indeed literal truth.

His most recent book is Duke: The Poems as Told to Laurance Wieder (Wiseacre Books).

What stands out in Luke are the depth of his human sympathies, his sense of wonder, amazement, and joy at the power of the gospel, his poetic insight which led him not only to tell the Christmas story in a way that captivates old and young alike after nineteen centuries, but also to incorporate such lovely poems as the «Magnificat» of Mary, Zachariah's «Benedictus,» and Simeon's «Nunc Dimittis.»

Robert P. Tristram Coffin in a whimsical but nevertheless serious poem has represented the men of Ur and Akkad as telling why they do not like each other:

Smith suggests redirecting the focus as best you can with news (about a friend's baby, a promotion), show - and - tell (a copy of the poem you had published or pictures of the kids), or even games that engage the family in something other than your personal life.

am very outgoing, communicative, easy going, outspoken, I am also a very Romantic type, love to cuddle, hold hands while walking, I'm trustworthy so far as people tell me maybe I'm just laid back, lol... I also tend to have a good heart with so much of love to give and to receive.I am a lone child as well.I love watching Movies, Television, listening to Music, Singing, Reading, Writing poems, Swimming, playing Basketball.I seek for a complete honest Woman, who will come home to me, love me, adore me, a strong Woman with a strong heart who will want our relationship to last forever, a compassionate Woman, one with good heart and know how to handle matters, I want a lover not a fighter I've got two beautiful kids and still want to have more

Loosely based on a poem dating back at least to the sixth century, Mulan tells the story of an adolescent woman whose elderly father, as the only male of his family, is required to join China's army in response to an invasion of Huns.

It's telling that for a toast, someone recites the last stanza of Matthew Arnold's «Dover Beach» * — telling not for the sentiment of steadfastness in the face of societal unkindness, but for the fact that the poem has already once received a revision (in 1922 as «The Dover Bitch» by Anthony Hecht) and clearly receives another in Alan Cumming and Jennifer Jason Leigh's very personal hyphenate debut.

What holds me as a reader of poetry is the same thing that terrifies me about composing my own poems: truth - telling.

Vulnerability: Poems and Short Stories will tell you that as the Portugal native with Chinese heritage reaches deep down into her well of emotions and touches on a variety of subjects, ranging from love, life, to humanity.

Over the next four years, as she endures the deaths of family members, starvation, and brutal forced labor, Raami clings to the only remaining vestige of childhood - the mythical legends and poems told to her by her father.

These poems tell stories of this era, from the perspective of several characters, including Rosa, a peasant girl who as a healer treats both Cuban and Spanish soldiers.

Looking back over her childhood in the 1950s, Nelson tells the story of her development as an artist in 50 poems.

In beautiful, free verse poems, a 10 - year - old girl named Hà tells of her journey as a refugee from her war - torn hometown of Saigon Vietnam, to her new home in Alabama.

Told from multiple perspectives, this breathtaking collection of 59 poems reveals little known facets of the remarkable scientist who is too often dismissed as «the peanut man.

Rooted in Greenfield's personal history, this stirring collection of poems tells the haunting story of how more than a million African Americans left their homes in the South and moved to the North as part of the Great Migration.

The poems in Rigsbee's newest collection, This Much I Can Tell You, are as circumspect in language as they are in dispensing an immediate and experiential wisdom, as the book's title implies.

As Twombly told the critic David Sylvester, «the Mediterranean is always just white, white, white»: in the 24 drawings called Poems to the Sea the colour blue barely appears, and yet the cursory lines and spots create a sea of the mind's eye — hours of contemplation transformed into a few cryptic marks.

Taking Gertrude Stein's reading of her poem If I Told Him: A Completed Portrait of Picasso as a starting point, the programme considers rhythmicality of language, cadence of speech, and images as musical scores.

The poem begins: Your penis is homeless / You are covered with as many warts as the lies you've told / You pat maggots on their backs / Your syphilitic mouth sucks the slugs from the irradiated cocks of your cohorts.

Playing on the indexical relationship of language with reality, poems such as I am moving at a normal rate (1969) and Now I will tell you a secret.

Tales at Tate Saturday 1st May 2010 13:00 - 15:00 Admission Free, no booking required Come and join our poet and storyteller John Hughes as he tells interactive poems in out exciting exhibition space Suitable for ages 0 - 12 LOCATION FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR GALLERIES TALKS, TOURS AND DISCUSSIONS:

DS has been telling stories and poems of his kitties (not real, DH is allergis) that llive in kittyville and I've been scrawling it all down as fast as I can.