Daniel Johnson’s “Do Unto Others,” Alan Shapiro’s “Country Western Singer,” and Mike Dockins’ “Dead Critics Society” are three of the greatest, most thought-provoking poems featured in Best American Poetry’s 2007 edition. Nick and I read each poem in the volume looking for underlying themes, tone shifts, creative new ways of conveying messages, and other characteristics to narrow down the…
“Autumn is a solitude.” Taped to the air pump.
Christian Bök is a renowned modern poet that hails from Toronto, Canada. “Vowels,” featured in the 2007 version of Best American Poetry, is arguably his most well-known poem. Mr. Bök spends most of his time as a professor at University of Calgary, but still writes poetry as often as he can. Nick Trager and I conducted an interview…
“Stupid Meditation On Peace” was one of the two poems by Robert Pinsky featured in the 2007 edition of Best American Poetry. The poem, published in 2007, is a serene interpretation of the relationship between human nature and peace. Pinsky aims to convey how man and woman resemble peace and art through endless metaphors, creating…
Daniel Johnson’s “Do Unto Others”, featured in the 2007 edition of Best American Poetry is a whimsical yet powerful poem about a young boy’s inner thoughts while listening to a pastor’s sermon in church (according to Johnson). The poem is essentially his answer to the question in the first line, “How many rocks would I…
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