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.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
Nin,
Totally wonderful this.
Good for you, for sticking up for the poor dear.
They were always wrong, the Old Masters.
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?
Post a Comment