IN DARK AGAIN IN WONDER “is an erudite, beautifully written, and compelling book, one that makes an important contribution to our understanding not only of the two #Poets on whom it focuses but of the period they inhabit...” ~Henry Weinfield #ReneChar #GeorgeOppen

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American poet, George Oppen wrote, "Clarity, clarity, surely clarity is the most beautiful thing in the world, A limited, limiting clarity I have not and never did have any motive of poetry But to achieve clarity." #GeorgeOppen #clarity

Bible Readings for April 24, 2025 Let's read the Bible togeth er in the next year.  Today our passages are   Judges 2:10–3:31; Luke 22:14-34; Psalm 92:1–93:5; and Proverbs ...

Let's read the Bible together in the next year. Today our passages are Judges 2:10–3:31; Luke 22:14-34; Psalm 92:1–93:5; and Proverbs 14:1-2. #GeorgeOppen #ContemporaryEnglishVersion #BibleReadings #BibleinaYear #Joshua #Luke #Psalms #Proverbs

Wat je ziet en wat je leest (4) Over De wereld zien is jezelf leren kennen van Ton van ’t Hof

“Jezelf zijn is uniek zijn. Oppen heeft me hiervan doordrongen. Good old George.” Gert de Jager over De wereld zien is jezelf leren kennen, leesverslag deel 4. #poëzie #GeorgeOppen #GertdeJager

Wat je ziet en wat je leest (3) Over ‘De wereld zien is jezelf leren kennen’ van Ton van ’t Hof

Over dichters “die na alle oorlogservaringen geen enkele behoefte meer hadden aan retoriek en esthetiek en aan het rechtstreeks persoonlijke – wat Kouwenaar ‘tarra’ noemde.” #poëzie #GeorgeOppen #GerritKouwenaar

I Swear This Poem Didn’t Make Me Cry George Oppen’s “From a Photograph” turns a wintry snapshot into a moving meditation on parenthood and the passage of time. Our critic A.O. Scott shows you what he loves about it.

"There in the photograph
it is the child who is the branch
We fall from"
#GeorgeOppen #ImNotCryingYoureCrying

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I Swear This Poem Didn’t Make Me Cry George Oppen’s “From a Photograph” turns a wintry snapshot into a moving meditation on parenthood and the passage of time. Our critic A.O. Scott shows you what he loves about it.

Sweet heartache. As if anyone needs more tears. But we allll could use more poetry in this life #Beautiful #AOScott #Poetry #parenthood #GeorgeOppen