Tag Archives: Robert Frost

dark street notes

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Dave

In Edward Adler’s Notes From a Dark Street the materials of common contemporary existence on the Lower East Side – circa late 1950′s- have been ordered and transmuted into a terrible cosmography far transcending its naturalistic events. The novel’s aesthetic … Continue reading →

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a fire in the head: the wild tune

Posted on May 14, 2011 by tai

Writing poetry that sings by guest blogger Tai Carmen who maintains a weekly blog called Parallax:A place for dreamers Tai Carmen ( www.taicarmen.com): If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. ~ Leonard Cohen My grandfather was … Continue reading →

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GOOD FENCES MAKE BAD NEIGHBORS: Mending The Fury

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Dave

Robert Frost’s poem “Mending Wall” is about  the fences that divide us, both externally and internally.Property and territoriality   being a metaphor for that toxic blend of materialism and inner turmoil.Jean Renoir’s 1937 classic La Grande Illusion was also about … Continue reading →

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