Featured Poems of the Week:
Week of 7/21/19:
Notice: A number of us from the Dickinson Organization of Poetry Enthusiasts will be gathering in New York City this weekend to conduct some research on Emmett Lee Dickinson. Since I will be traveling, I have posted the Featured Poems of the Week for 7/21 early. : ) Enjoy!
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By Emily Dickinson:
I gave myself to Him – And took Himself, for Pay, The solemn contract of a Life Was ratified, this way – The Wealth might disappoint – Myself a poorer prove Than this great Purchaser suspect, The Daily Own – of Love Depreciate the Vision – But till the Merchant buy – Still Fable – in the Isles of Spice – The subtle Cargoes – lie – At least – 'tis Mutual – Risk – Some –found it – Mutual Gain – Sweet Debt of Life – Each Night to owe – Insolvent – every Noon – |
By Emmett Lee Dickinson:
Rand gave himself to Trump – And took Himself, more Pay, The solemn contract for the Rich Was ratified, this way – The Wealthiest gained more – The rest grew poorer still With this great Rip-off scam suspect, We Daily Owe – our Bill Manipulate their Vision Until the Payoff’s high – Still Fable – it will trickle Down – The Politicians – lie – In truth – ‘tis Mutual – Risk – Few – find it – Mutual Gain – Our Nation’s Debt – Each Year we owe – Insolvent – very Soon – |
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A Few Notes from Lemuel Stuart III:
As stated above, many of us are traveling to NYC this weekend for some research on Emmett Lee Dickinson. Since I will be traveling too, I thought I'd post the Featured Poems of the Week a little early so that I could get this done and not have to worry about it. Since we're going to NYC, I decided to choose a poem about a current topic in the news that is related to NYC -- Rand Paul's decision to block funding for 9/11 first responders. Watch the video of Jon Stewart's reactoin HERE. |
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Here is some of what Stewart said when he called Paul out for his hypocrisy on his sudden fiscal responsibility: "He is the guy that put us in hundreds of billions of dollars in debt. He was the 51st vote on that cut (the Trump/GOP tax cut scam to make the filthy rich even filthier). Now he’s going to tell us (that this much needed funding for First Responders)...is just too much for us to handle. There are some things they just have no trouble putting on the credit card" -- but now Senator Paul suddenly wants to balance the budget on the backs of the 9/11 First Responders -- AFTER ADDING BILLIONS TO OUR DEBT WITHOUT QUESTION SO THAT THE RICH CAN GET THEIR TRUMP TAX CUTS.
Rand Paul's hypocrisy -- a hallmark for the GOP -- called to mind a poem written by Emmett Lee Dickinson from 1853 entitled "Rand gave himself to Trump" (Dickinson was quite a visionary), and so we have posted that as one of our Featured Poems of the Week. Dickinson's poem inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem "I gave myself to him," our other featured poem.
Rand Paul's hypocrisy -- a hallmark for the GOP -- called to mind a poem written by Emmett Lee Dickinson from 1853 entitled "Rand gave himself to Trump" (Dickinson was quite a visionary), and so we have posted that as one of our Featured Poems of the Week. Dickinson's poem inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem "I gave myself to him," our other featured poem.
Last Week's Featured Poems of the Week:
Week of 07/14/19:
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By Emily Dickinson:
Partake as doth the Bee, Abstemiously. The Rose is an Estate – In Sicily. |
By Emmett Lee Dickinson:
Partake a lot of Beef, Omnivorously, The Grill is an Estate – Of Saucery. |
A Few Notes from Leumuel Stuart III:
Tomorrow, July 15, is Cow Appreciation Day -- the one true and accurate Cow Appreciation Day. Information about CAD and its history is HERE.
There are three traditional ways to celebrate Cow Appreciation Day:
1) The Herbivore Way: Take a cow ride at a local or regional library! (One of the sponsors of CAD is the American Library Association)
2) The Carnivore Way: Enjoy a juicy steak at a family gathering!
3) The Omnivore Way: Ride a cow at the library, then go home to a steak and boiled spinach dinner (the traditional meal for "Cow Appreciation Day").
If you are an Omnivore, then you will certainly enjoy Emmett Lee Dickinson's now-classic poem, "Partake a lot of Beef," one of our Featured Poems of the Week. Dickinson's poem inspired his third cousin Emily to pen her poem, "Partake as doth the Bee," our other featured poem.
Lang may yer lum reek!
Previous Weeks' Featured Poems of the Week:
Week of 07/07/19:
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By Emily Dickinon:
Always Mine! No more Vacation! Term of Light this Day begun! Failless as the fair rotation Of the Seasons and the Sun. Old the Grace, but new the Subjects – Old, indeed, the East, Yet upon His Purple Programme Every Dawn, is first. |
By Emmett Lee Dickinson:
As Always – Burned. No more Vacation! A Flash of Light – this Leave began! A Flicker – a Flame – a Furnace – Like Summer on the Sun – Time ignited – and raged through a Forest – Time, indeed, it Flared Upon my Holiday – like dried Pine – Every year – it Burns! |
A Few Notes From our Travel Editor Fitzherbert Cranshaw:
We're a bit late posting this week's Featured Poems of the Week! Members of the Dickinson Organization of Poetry Enthusiasts were in Wisconsin for a bit of a vacation (our travelogue is HERE -- with plenty of pics and info to come). And just like Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "As Always -- Burned" says, "No more Vacation!" Yep -- the time burned away faster than a dried pine in a forest fire!
Anyway, we're back home now, and so we've posted Dickinson's "As Always -- Burned" as one of our Featured Poems of the Week. Dickinson's poem inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem "Always Mine!," our other featured poem.
We're a bit late posting this week's Featured Poems of the Week! Members of the Dickinson Organization of Poetry Enthusiasts were in Wisconsin for a bit of a vacation (our travelogue is HERE -- with plenty of pics and info to come). And just like Emmett Lee Dickinson's poem "As Always -- Burned" says, "No more Vacation!" Yep -- the time burned away faster than a dried pine in a forest fire!
Anyway, we're back home now, and so we've posted Dickinson's "As Always -- Burned" as one of our Featured Poems of the Week. Dickinson's poem inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem "Always Mine!," our other featured poem.
Week of 06/30/19:
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By Emily Dickinson:
Portraits are to daily faces As an Evening West, To a fine, pedantic sunshine – In a satin Vest! |
By Emmett Lee Dickinson:
Statues of decaying faces From the distant Past Are a fine pedantic warning – Nothing new will Last! |
A Few Notes from Eudora Dickinson:
As July 4th approached in 1869, Emmett Lee Dickinson was asked to speak at the dedication of a 25-foot bust of Abraham Lincoln at a magnificent public park dedicated to US presidents in bucolic Croaker, Virginia. At the event, Dickinson brought the crowd to its feet when he read his now-classic poem "Statues of decaying faces" -- and so we offer it today as one of our Featured Poems of the Week. Dickinson's poem inspired third cousin Emily to pen her poem "Portraits are to daily faces," our other featured poem.
For more information on the presidents' heads -- and for another version of Dickinson's poem from 1869 -- click HERE.
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