Tuesday, October 25, 2011

My Last Duchess


I had to give the duchess a bit of an attitude. And a few more years . . . Somehow the desire for her to strike back overtakes me . . .

I have to read and teach at Lake Erie College today, and I am taking Tom Clark's wonderful new book, Canyonesque, with me. I plan to and use the poem, "Poetry Lesson" in class.
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2 comments:

  1. TCOctober 25, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    Nin,

    Totally wonderful this.

    Good for you, for sticking up for the poor dear.

    They were always wrong, the Old Masters.

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  2. Nin AndrewsOctober 25, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    Ah perfect. I love the end of the poem, and here it is. and more--in the link. Did you know that women used to wear merkins? When was that, the 1400s?

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