The terminally ill Australian polymath Clive James, 74, a longtime contributor to Slate, has written the kind of poem that will bring your day to a standstill. “Japanese Maple” appears in the Sept. 15 ...
Joyce Kilmer wrote one of the most famous%2C most beloved%2C most parodied poems His ode to trees is known by almost everyone%2C critic said But rote memorization of poetry is on the way out in ...