April 16, 2011
In Memory of My Mother by Patrick Kavanagh I do not think of you lying in the wet clay Of a Monaghan graveyard; I see You walking down a lane among the poplars On your way to the station, or happily Going to second Mass on a summer Sunday – You meet me and you […]
April 15, 2011
Forgetfulness by Billy Collins The name of the author is a first to go followed obediently by the title, the plot, the heartbreaking conclusion, the entire novel which suddenly becomes one you have never read, never heard of. It is as if, one by one, the memories you used to harbor decided to retire to […]
April 14, 2011
We are quite pleased to introduce local painter and Prairie Joe’s restaurant owner Aydin Dincer as the next featured artist in our ongoing exhibition series Local Art @ EPL. From now through April 30th, you can catch his eye-popping paintings in their 2nd floor display at EPL’s Main Branch. Playfully self-described as an artist who both “paints in oil and cooks with oil,” Mr. Dincer’s portraits and landscapes […]
April 14, 2011
On April 13, 2011, the New York Times’ Opinion Page ran a wonderful response from the students at Birch Lane Elementary School in Davis, California who collectively objected to Julie Bosman’s October 7, 2010 article “Picture Books No Longer a Staple for Children.” Here is a link to their response: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/04/14/opinion/20110414-letters-scroll.html And here is a link […]
April 14, 2011
The Fairies by William Allingham Up the airy mountain Down the rushy glen, We daren’t go a-hunting, For fear of little men; Wee folk, good folk, Trooping all together; Green jacket, red cap, And white owl’s feather. Down along the rocky shore Some make their home, They live on crispy pancakes Of yellow tide-foam; Some […]
April 13, 2011
Choose Something Like a Star by Robert Frost O Star (the fairest one in sight), We grant your loftiness the right To some obscurity of cloud — It will not do to say of night, Since dark is what brings out your light. Some mystery becomes the proud. But to be wholly taciturn In your […]
April 12, 2011
…the anniversary of many events. Among the many noteworthy happenings on April 12th in history are: The world’s first manned space mission. Russian Yuri Gagarin made a 108-minute orbital flight of the planet in 1961. The space shuttle Columbia made her first flight in 1981. The first shots of the Civil War were fired on […]
April 12, 2011
The Dishonest Mailmen by Robert Creeley They are taking all my letters, and they put them into a fire. I see the flames, etc. But do not care, etc. They burn everything I have, or what little I have. I don’t care, etc. The poem supreme, addressed to emptiness — this is the courage […]
April 11, 2011
This year is the 10th anniversary of Cowboy Poetry Week in the United States. According to Nevada Magazine, there are almost 150 festivals which celebrate cowboy poetry throughout the country. Texas Governor Rick Perry, a huge fan, has issued many proclamations celebrating cowboy poetry in his beloved home, eloquently stating that “through cowboy poetry, we can […]
April 11, 2011
To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell Had we but world enough, and time, This coyness, Lady, were no crime We would sit down and think which way To walk and pass our long love’s day. Thou by the Indian Ganges’ side Shouldst rubies find: I by the tide Of Humber would complain. I would […]
