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I have no MMGM this week, since I have had no time to read or reread a book. However, to make up for it, I am recommending three poems for Poetry Sunday! The first is "The Panther" by Rainer Maria Rilke , the second is "After Apple-Picking" by Robert Frost , and the third is poem 449 ("I died for Beauty — but was scarce . . . " by Emily Dickinson . I hope you enjoy these!

I've been reading a lot of Robert Frost poems lately, so, for today's Poetry Sunday post, I am recommending his poem, "I Will Sing You One-O."  I hope you enjoy it!

Since my blog is turning one year old tomorrow, I decided to be a more responsible blogger and resume my Poetry Sunday posts. Today, I am recommending "Good Hours" by Robert Frost. I hope you enjoy it!

For Poetry Sunday, I am recommending "Summer Storm" by Dana Gioia. I hope you enjoy it!

For Poetry Sunday, I am recommending "The Waking" by Theodore Roethke. I hope you enjoy it!

If you've ever read my early Poetry Sunday posts, you might be aware that I often recommended Mary Oliver poems. Today, however, I finally get to recommend my favorite, which I don't think was legally available online until now: "Rain" by Mary Oliver. I hope you enjoy it!

For Poetry Sunday, I am recommending 3 different poems! They are "Afterwards" by Thomas Hardy, "The Oven Bird" by Robert Frost, and "Keeping Things Whole" by Mark Strand. I hope you enjoy these!

For Poetry Sunday, I am recommending "A Prayer For Old Age" by William Butler Yeats. I hope you enjoy it!

For Poetry Sunday, I am recommending "The World Is Too Much With Us" by William Wordsworth. I hope you enjoy it!

For Poetry Sunday, I am recommending "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop. I hope you enjoy it!

For Poetry Sunday, I am recommending "[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]" by E.E. Cummings. I don't usually talk about the poem, but its uniqueness (strange formatting and no capital letters) gives it a perfect flow. Also, the title is in brackets because it is simply the first line of the poem, which has no official title. I hope you enjoy the poem!

For Poetry Sunday, I am recommending "Otherwise" by Jane Kenyon. I hope you enjoy it!

For Poetry Sunday, I am recommending "The Apology" by Lee Upton. I hope you enjoy it!

For Poetry Sunday, I am recommending TWO POEMS! The first is "The Sadness of Clothes" by Emily Fragos, and the second is "Self-Portrait on the Street of an Unnamed Foreign City" by Jennifer Grotz. I hope you enjoy them!

For Poetry Sunday, I am recommending "How the Milky Way Was Made" by Natalie Diaz. I hope you enjoy it!

I am shocked at how many poems were entered in the New Year's Poetry Contest : 8!!! Now, it's time for: THE RESULTS! Firstly, we have a great untitled poem from Sydney: ------------------------------------- One year gone, With another one come. How the time flies by, Too fast for some. But we need not fear, For there's good to come. As we aim to adhere, To our New Year's resolutions. -------------------------------------- Lots of applause! I love the rhyme scheme! Next, we have "New Year Haiku" from Ames: ---------------------------------- Baking bread, rising As is hope, love and prayers For the glad New Year ---------------------------------- I love this poem! I've always loved poems that can distill complexity into a small format! And, last but not least, we have a poem from Voole, entitled, "Central Texas Theme:" ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A chill on the sweat, ending ...

For Poetry Sunday, I am recommending "Birches" by Robert Frost. Here is the link. I hope you enjoy it! Also, be sure to enter the extended New year's Poetry Contest. Click here to enter.

It's New Year's, which means I'm trying something new: the New Year's Poetry Contest! This is a contest which allows you to write your own poem about the new year and possibly have it posted next week in a new post! If yours is posted, you'll even win a prize!  Here's how it works: The three poems which I deem best will be posted next week along with the poets' nicknames (if given). If your poem is selected to be posted next week, you will win a $20 eGift card to Barnes & Noble. Your poems must be about the new year or about New Year's celebrations. YOUR POEMS MUST NOT DISCUSS OR HINT AT POLITICAL OPINIONS IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED. YOUR POEMS MUST BE APPROPRIATE FOR ALL AGES. To enter, use the Google Form below. Nicknames are not required. Your nickname is simply a way for your poem to be identified if I select it. Email addresses are required (but they will not be publicized and will be deleted after the contest ends) in order for me to se...

For Poetry Sunday, I am recommending "The Idea of Order at Key West" by Wallace Stevens. Here is the link. I hope you enjoy it!

For Poetry Sunday, I am recommending "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost. Here is the link. I hope you enjoy it!