On My First Son by Ben Jonson In the poem “On My First Son” by Ben Jonson, the author uses his extensive poetic knowledge to create a piece that pays homage to the death of his seven-year-old son. Jonson uses this poem as a vessel for his grief as he struggles to come to termsContinue reading On My First Son by Ben Jonson
link to poem https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ILG_3UsLAj0Zb2RZtK2qPc5nixHebdJ-rMAQfS2lZH0/edit?usp=sharing In Rachel McKibbens’s “letter from my heart to my brain” she unpacks the contradictions of the logical and rigid structure of our brains and the volatile but equally as important emotion of the heart. This is a message from the perspective of her heart to her brain. Often times we areContinue reading letter from my heart to my brain (poem 2)
The first time The poem “the first time” by Rachel McKibbens is the first poem in her book Blud. The book opens with this poem to set a theme of seriousness and gravity, which continues to be carried as she writes about several heavy themes. This poem is possibly best interpreted as an experience ofContinue reading the first time (poem 1)
The author I have chosen for my poetry blog is Rachel McKibbens. “Rachel McKibbens was born in Anaheim, California. She is the author of blud (Copper Canyon Press, 2017), Into the Dark & Emptying Field (Small Doggies Press, 2013) and Pink Elephant (Cypher Books, 2009). McKibbens is a two-time New York Foundation for the Arts poetry fellow and the 2009 WomenContinue reading Rachel McKibbens
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