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PopPoetry Postscript: May 26, 2023
Gerwig, AI, Blume, and Bans
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Caitlin Cowan
The Curious Case of Philip Larkin and Holy Smoke
Wherefore art thou, poet?
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Poets Go Pop: An Interview with Dustin Brookshire & Julie E. Bloemeke of Let Me Say This—a Dolly Parton Poetry Anthology
Think you know Dolly? Dip into this incredible new anthology of pop-culture icon-inspired poems and you'll surprise and delight yourself, Little Pigeon…
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Frances McDormand Recites Shakespeare on the Long, Hard Road of Nomadland
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January Embers, Part I: The Poem That Becomes the Shared Language of Horror Flick IT (2017)
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The Poem Kirsten Dunst Uses as a Tool of Seduction in Snowy Eternal Sunshine
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The Poem That Explains Walter White
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Taylor Swift's "The Lakes" Gets Romantic (Poetry, That Is)
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PopPoetry Postscript: May 12, 2023
Stallion, Succession, Screenrant, Smolder
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Did Ted Lasso Correctly Explain "The Most Misread Poem in America"? I'll Give You One Guess.
Jason Sudeikis nails Coach Lasso's folksy humor, but his interpretation of a very famous poem misses the mark. What does it mean for his character?
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PopPoetry Postscript: May 5, 2023
Lasso, Leigh, Laureate, Literature
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Why We Need More Poetry in Hospitals—and on Television
Poet Laureate Ada Limón's poem goes primetime on The Good Doctor
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Writing Prompt: Dining with the Dead
Get a little dark before the season of light takes hold of your soul.
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Poets on Film: The Color of Pomegranates Is a Poet Biopic That Isn't a Biopic
Sergei Parajanov's 1969 masterpiece is one of the most unconventional depictions of a poet's life ever put to celluloid, but the question of whether or…
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Simon & Garfunkel's "Richard Cory" Misses the Mic Drop
More than just a sung version of the poem, the famous folk duo's song layers on sinister meaning but lacks the power of the original work's silence …
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Pop culture meets poetry: explainers, author interviews, book reviews, & exercises for the creative mind and writers of all kinds. Written weekly by Caitlin Cowan.
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