In the beginning of our school year, Drew, Sigurd and I were assigned the novel The Best American Poetry 2010 edition. During the 2010 year, most of us senior students were around the age of 10 years old and there were a couple notable events that had occurred in the would. The BP oil spill…
American Culture and Poetry in the Internet Age
By Peter Guttuso
The Great Poem Series: Billy Collins’s “Grave”
In New York City, 1941, arguably the most popular poet in America to this date was born. That man was the infamous Billy Collins. After having a successful career in teaching, Collins shifted his focus to the world of poetry. He went on from then to compose numerous amounts of successful poems; many of which…
Completely Subjective: Dick Allen’s “What You Have to Get Over”
I turn my head towards the scoreboard, thoughts of a long season loom in my head about what could’ve been. We had one goal; to come out on top as champions, but the score said otherwise. It seemed as though months of hard work, sweat, and blood were all for nothing. My once burning passion…