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Closing Out National Poetry Month with a Poem
By Geo Ong The Urchin Movement has certainly had a lot of fun during National Poetry Month. In the last thirty days we’ve shared with you some of our favourite comedic poems, political poems, nature poems, and an original Urchin … Continue reading
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Tagged fragments from lost days, national poetry month, poems, poetry, rainer maria rilke
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Poetry in Nature
Nature is everywhere and so is its poetry. National Poetry Month is coming to an end, but the celebration continues. And it won’t stop now, now that the sun is shining outside. ‘Afternoon on a Hill’ By Edna St. Vincent … Continue reading
Politics of Poetry
The Urchin Movement continues its celebration of National Poetry Month with some of our favourite political poems. Read on and enjoy! ‘Revolution in the Revolution in the Revolution’ By Gary Snyder The country surrounds the city The back country surrounds … Continue reading
That’s What She Said
Pursuit By Sylvia Plath Dans le fond des forêts votre image me suit. —Racine There is a panther stalks me down: One day I’ll have my death of him; His greed has set the woods aflame, He prowls more lordly … Continue reading
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That’s What He Said
The Touch by Ocean Vuong* We slept on the floor, our bones cushioned with cardboard. Behind the wall, someone was humming a lullaby. I felt the hardwood tremble, my mother’s shoulder quivering against my back, the sound of tears flooding … Continue reading
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An April Celebration!
The first day of April marks two seemingly disparate events: the first day of National Poetry Month and April Fools’ Day. We here at the Urchin Movement will always jump at the chance to connect things for our amusement (and … Continue reading
That’s What They Said: An Extended Edition
By Geo Ong Included in Truman Capote’s collection Music for Chameleons is a charmingly self-indulgent piece titled ‘Nocturnal Turnings,’ in which Capote, unable to fall asleep one night, conducts an interview with himself. The self-interview maintains a high level … Continue reading
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Tagged essays, honesty, marianne moore, music for chameleons, nocturnal turnings, poems, poetry, poets, truman capote, writers, writing
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Celebrating National Poetry Month, Part One
By Geo Ong It’s entirely possible that all my articles this month will be poetry-related. As you might know, April is National Poetry Month in the United States and I am all for celebrating things that deserve much more than … Continue reading
Poetry Night, Where Travelling through Time Is Not Only Possible but Encouraged
by Geo Ong The other night, without planning to, I travelled to various places in various times. I used no machine—in fact, the F train moved half as slowly rather than 4 times as fast (or however speed must be … Continue reading
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Tagged alphabet city, jujomukti tea lounge, new york city, open mic, poems, poetry, poetry reading, poets, tea, tea houses
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