{"id":11098,"date":"2018-07-10T17:15:43","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T00:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heuermontage.com\/?p=11098"},"modified":"2018-07-10T17:15:43","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T00:15:43","slug":"poems-to-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heuermontage.com\/?p=11098","title":{"rendered":"Poems to Read"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/23-Blackbird-I-copy-3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/23-Blackbird-I-copy-3.jpg?resize=236%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/23-Blackbird-I-copy-3.jpg?resize=236%2C300&amp;ssl=1 236w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/23-Blackbird-I-copy-3.jpg?resize=768%2C977&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/23-Blackbird-I-copy-3.jpg?resize=805%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 805w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/23-Blackbird-I-copy-3.jpg?resize=560%2C713&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/23-Blackbird-I-copy-3.jpg?resize=80%2C102&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/23-Blackbird-I-copy-3.jpg?w=1780&amp;ssl=1 1780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/23-Blackbird-I-copy-3.jpg?w=2670&amp;ssl=1 2670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Poems to Read\u00a0<\/em>is an Anthology edited by Robert Pinsky and Maggie Dietz, the folks who gave us the Favorite Poem Project. \u00a0It is one of my go-to readers of poetry for three reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I like everything Pinsky touches.<\/li>\n<li>The poems are often introduced with short comments by those who suggested them, providing welcome guidance to understanding and interpretation.<\/li>\n<li>The 7 chapters are loosely sorted by topic, some 30 or so poems each, allowing us to pick something relevant for the mood you&#8217;re in or the thing you&#8217;re thinking about.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-II-copy-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-II-copy-2.jpg?resize=236%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-II-copy-2.jpg?resize=236%2C300&amp;ssl=1 236w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-II-copy-2.jpg?resize=768%2C977&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-II-copy-2.jpg?resize=805%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 805w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-II-copy-2.jpg?resize=560%2C713&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-II-copy-2.jpg?resize=80%2C102&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-II-copy-2.jpg?w=1780&amp;ssl=1 1780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-II-copy-2.jpg?w=2670&amp;ssl=1 2670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This gives you the idea:<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 1: There was a child went forth<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 2: Either whom to love or how<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 3: The forgetful kingdom of death<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 4:\u00a0In durance soundly caged<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 5: Curled around these images<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 6: Alive with many separate meanings<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 7: I made my song a coat<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-III-copy-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-III-copy-2.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-III-copy-2.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-III-copy-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-III-copy-2.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-III-copy-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-III-copy-2.jpg?resize=140%2C140&amp;ssl=1 140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-III-copy-2.jpg?resize=560%2C560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-III-copy-2.jpg?resize=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-III-copy-2.jpg?w=1780&amp;ssl=1 1780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-III-copy-2.jpg?w=2670&amp;ssl=1 2670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be surprised if one of these did not draw your immediate curiosity.<\/p>\n<p>And if you have avoided poetry for one reason or another, here is a primer of why you should give it (another) a try:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/press.princeton.edu\/titles\/7329.html\">https:\/\/press.princeton.edu\/titles\/7329.html\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is a small volume in which the former Poet Laureate argues that poetry is an inescapably democratic art form.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-IV-x-copy-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11102\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-IV-x-copy-2.jpg?resize=300%2C236&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-IV-x-copy-2.jpg?resize=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-IV-x-copy-2.jpg?resize=80%2C63&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-IV-x-copy-2.jpg?w=504&amp;ssl=1 504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I grabbed a reading of\u00a0<em>Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird<\/em> by Wallace Stevens for your pleasure. \u00a0I created montages for each stanza of this favorite poem, with a marble standing in for the bird, exhibited at Blackfish Gallery some years back. Images displayed here in the order of the stanzas.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird&quot; by Wallace Stevens (read by Tom O&#039;Bedlam)\" width=\"890\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BnUCNwxyf3s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-V-copy-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11103\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-V-copy-2.jpg?resize=236%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-VI-copy-2.jpg?resize=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-VI-copy-2.jpg?resize=80%2C63&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-VI-copy-2.jpg?w=504&amp;ssl=1 504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Blackbird-VII-copy-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11111\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Blackbird-VII-copy-2.jpg?resize=300%2C236&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Blackbird-VII-copy-2.jpg?resize=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Blackbird-VII-copy-2.jpg?resize=80%2C63&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Blackbird-VII-copy-2.jpg?w=504&amp;ssl=1 504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13Blackbird-VIII-copy-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11108\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13Blackbird-VIII-copy-2.jpg?resize=300%2C236&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13Blackbird-IX-copy-2.jpg?resize=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13Blackbird-IX-copy-2.jpg?resize=80%2C63&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13Blackbird-IX-copy-2.jpg?w=504&amp;ssl=1 504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Blackbird-X-copy-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11112\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Blackbird-X-copy-2.jpg?resize=300%2C236&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13Blackbird-XI-copy-2.jpg?resize=80%2C102&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13Blackbird-XI-copy-2.jpg?w=396&amp;ssl=1 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-XII-copy-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11105\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-XII-copy-2.jpg?resize=300%2C176&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-XII-copy-2.jpg?resize=300%2C176&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.heuermontage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/13-Blackbird-XII-copy-2.jpg?resize=80%2C47&amp;ssl=1 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