--Ode to Grecian Urn
--Rose Cheeked Laura
--Donne's Valedictions and Sunrising
--I Sing the Body Electric
--"The heart asks pleasure first/ And then excuse from pain."
-- Go Lovely Rose
-- September, 1913
-- The impenetrable Marvell
And a gazillion more. English is a fantastic language for poets. My father theorized that this is because very few things rhyme with "love." But I think it's because it's a fantastically rich and complex language. Sinewy AND flexible.
Joanna
----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Henwood" <dhenwood at panix.com> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 2:02:21 PM Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Blake's "London"
On Oct 11, 2011, at 4:46 PM, 123hop at comcast.net wrote:
> Overall, I think it is the most perfect poem in the English language. I mean if there has to be one such.
Keats's "To Autumn"? Byron's "So We'll Go No More A-Roving"? Lots of competition! ___________________________________ http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk