I love The Writer. One of my favorite poems. There is an excellent series of interviews with Wilbur on You Tube. I love listening to him read his poems and talking about the craft and teaching of poetry.
The word I ALWAYS mispronounce is brazier. Always say it like brassiere. I know how it is pronounced, but it trips me up every time. And it comes up a surprising amount in reading historical fiction out loud to my kids.
Oh... yes I know that series of videos. I remember watching "Love Calls Us to the Things of the World" and liked him feeling chuffed at being able use to use "hunks" in a poem. I really love his poetry. It reads so well. Darn it... copyright. It would violate fair use for me to record his poetry unless I could get permission.
I love The Writer. One of my favorite poems. There is an excellent series of interviews with Wilbur on You Tube. I love listening to him read his poems and talking about the craft and teaching of poetry.
The word I ALWAYS mispronounce is brazier. Always say it like brassiere. I know how it is pronounced, but it trips me up every time. And it comes up a surprising amount in reading historical fiction out loud to my kids.
I think Wilbur is a marvelous reader of his own poetry. Some poets are not very good readers, but he is.
https://youtu.be/VMBNJxl0O4U?si=5_3bfoYaBF5_VaHr
Oh... yes I know that series of videos. I remember watching "Love Calls Us to the Things of the World" and liked him feeling chuffed at being able use to use "hunks" in a poem. I really love his poetry. It reads so well. Darn it... copyright. It would violate fair use for me to record his poetry unless I could get permission.