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Wednesday, February 13, 2002
The Ftrain Anthology of Poetry, 2002-2003
By Paul Ford
Being a collection of favorite poems collected from strangers, upon my request.
The poems in this anthology were sent in by readers of Ftrain.com in response to Please Send Me Your Favorite Poem.
I'm putting them up in the order they were received, posting them on occasion. There are about 80 or 90, but the count is not final.
1 At the Slackening of the TideBy Wright, James “Today I saw a woman wrapped in rags.” Wednesday, March 20, 2002 |
2 BathBy Sandburg, Carl From Chicago Poems, 1916. “A MAN saw the whole world as a grinning skull and cross-bones.” Thursday, March 21, 2002 |
3 MysteriesBy Walker, Alice Your eyes are widely opened flowers. Friday, March 22, 2002 |
4 The Guy In The GlassBy Wimbrow, Dale From 1934. “When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf...” Monday, March 25, 2002 |
5 TracksBy Kooser, Ted From Valentine's Day, 1997. “Using a cobbler's shoe last...” Tuesday, March 26, 2002 |
6 “How like the sound” and “Dear Girls”Two poems, submitted by Natalie Schulhofer. Wednesday, March 27, 2002 2 sections. |
7 Dust of SnowBy Robert Frost “The way a crow/Shook down on me” Friday, March 29, 2002 |
8 Estuans Interius (Burning Inside)By Orff, Carl From Carmina Burana. “Burning inside/with violent anger...” Monday, April 1, 2002 |
9 In Place Of A CurseBy Ciardi, John “At the next vacancy for God, if I am elected...” Tuesday, April 2, 2002 |
10 To the Virgins, to Make Much of TimeBy Robert Herrick Gather ye rosebuds while ye may... Monday, April 29, 2002 |
11 Reflection on the Fallibility of NemesisBy Nash, Ogden He who is ridden by a conscience... Tuesday, April 30, 2002 |
12 Two Poems from Weston CannBy WestonCann Two poems from cummings, and some links, and a narrative about the value of poetry. Saturday, June 29, 2002 3 sections. |
13 The WandererBy Platonov, Andre In the world are distant roads... Friday, August 30, 2002 |
14 LullabyBy Auden, W.H. Lay Your Sleeping head, my love... Saturday, August 31, 2002 |
15 How much happens in a dayBy Neruda, Pablo In the course of a day we shall meet one another.... Sunday, September 1, 2002 |
16 The Kendall Clark Sub-Anthology of PoetryBy Clark, Kendall Kendall says: “I could never choose one, so here are a few. (Actually, 8.)” Thursday, September 5, 2002 10 sections. |
17 You Were WearingBy Koch, Kenneth You were wearing your Edgar Allan Poe printed cotton blouse... Thursday, December 12, 2002 |
18 The Mad Farmer Liberation FrontBy Berry, Wendell Love the quick profit, the annual raise... Sunday, March 2, 2003 |
19 Two from JulietThe Mother of God, and Leda and the Swan Wednesday, March 5, 2003 2 sections. |
20 Where Babies Come FromBy Tate, James Many are from the Maldives... Monday, April 21, 2003 |
21 StepsTuesday, December 9, 2003 |
22 The RampageWednesday, December 10, 2003 |
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