User: Robert Pinsky
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• Re: why I think it works so well

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 3, 2009     Views: 7 Replies: 1
  Topic: why I think it works so well     
  Last response by MaryAnn on November 7, 2009

• Re: why I think it works so well

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 3, 2009     Views: 2 Replies: 2
  Topic: why I think it works so well     
  Last response by MaryAnn on November 7, 2009

• Re: why I think it works so well

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 3, 2009     Views: 6 Replies: 1
  Topic: why I think it works so well     
  Last response by MaryAnn on November 7, 2009

• Re: mention the backstory or not?

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 4, 2009     Views: 25 Replies: 1
  Topic: why I think it works so well     
  Last response by MaryAnn on November 7, 2009

• Re: In my favorite reading, that last "beautiful" is...

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 4, 2009     Views: 23 Replies: 1
  Topic: why I think it works so well     
  Last response by MaryAnn on November 7, 2009

• Re: that last "beautiful" and all the plain jane words

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 5, 2009     Views: 12 Replies: 1
  Topic: why I think it works so well     
  Last response by MaryAnn on November 7, 2009

• Re: anima girl in the moon

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 5, 2009     Views: 9 Replies: 1
  Topic: why I think it works so well     
  Last response by MaryAnn on November 7, 2009

• Re: On the lighter aside

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 7, 2009     Views: 7 Replies: 2
  Topic: why I think it works so well     
  Last response by MaryAnn on November 7, 2009

• Re: The Labor of Beauty and Our Exile from Love

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 3, 2009     Views: 9 Replies: 1
  Topic: The Labor of Beauty and Our Exile from Love     Rating: +1
  Last response by Bottomfish on November 6, 2009

• Re: The Labor of Beauty and Our Exile from Love

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 3, 2009     Views: 4 Replies: 2
  Topic: The Labor of Beauty and Our Exile from Love     Rating: +1
  Last response by Bottomfish on November 6, 2009

• Re: The Labor of Beauty and Our Exile from Love

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 3, 2009     Views: 1 Replies: 0
  Topic: The Labor of Beauty and Our Exile from Love     Rating: +1
  Last response by Bottomfish on November 6, 2009

• Re: The Labor of Beauty and Our Exile from Love

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 3, 2009     Views: 10 Replies: 1
  Topic: The Labor of Beauty and Our Exile from Love     Rating: +1
  Last response by Bottomfish on November 6, 2009

• Re: The Labor of Beauty and Our Exile from Love

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 4, 2009     Views: 10 Replies: 0
  Topic: The Labor of Beauty and Our Exile from Love     Rating: +1
  Last response by Bottomfish on November 6, 2009

• Re: Those traditional misogynist texts

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 6, 2009     Views: 6 Replies: 1
  Topic: The Labor of Beauty and Our Exile from Love     Rating: +1
  Last response by Bottomfish on November 6, 2009

• Re: "Adam's Curse," Yeats, Poetry and Self Knowledge"

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 3, 2009     Views: 4 Replies: 1
  Topic: "Adam's Curse," Yeats, Poetry and Self Knowledge"­     Rating: +3
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on November 6, 2009

• Re: Counting the women

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 3, 2009     Views: 11 Replies: 1
  Topic: "Adam's Curse," Yeats, Poetry and Self Knowledge"­     Rating: +3
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on November 6, 2009

• Re: "Adam's Curse," Yeats, Poetry and Self Knowledge"

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 3, 2009     Views: 1 Replies: 1
  Topic: "Adam's Curse," Yeats, Poetry and Self Knowledge"­     Rating: +3
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on November 6, 2009

• Re: The muses' diadem

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 4, 2009     Views: 2 Replies: 0
  Topic: "Adam's Curse," Yeats, Poetry and Self Knowledge"­     Rating: +3
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on November 6, 2009

• Re: "Adam's Curse," Yeats, Poetry and Self Knowledge"

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 6, 2009     Views: 11 Replies: 0
  Topic: "Adam's Curse," Yeats, Poetry and Self Knowledge"­     Rating: +3
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on November 6, 2009

• Re: Backstory

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 6, 2009     Views: 12 Replies: 0
  Topic: Backstory     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on November 6, 2009

• Re: Adam's Curse

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 4, 2009     Views: 31 Replies: 1
  Topic: Adam's Curse     
  Last response by trhummer on November 5, 2009

• Re: Structure, rhyme, and saying

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 5, 2009     Views: 28 Replies: 0
  Topic: Structure, rhyme, and saying     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on November 5, 2009

• Welcome

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 3, 2009     Views: 242 Replies: 2
  Topic: Welcome     
  Last response by mgerard on November 4, 2009

• Re: Welcome --

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 3, 2009     Views: 2 Replies: 1
  Topic: Welcome     
  Last response by mgerard on November 4, 2009

• Re: Welcome --

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 3, 2009     Views: 2 Replies: 1
  Topic: Welcome     
  Last response by mgerard on November 4, 2009

• Re: Welcome

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 3, 2009     Views: 20 Replies: 1
  Topic: Welcome     
  Last response by mgerard on November 4, 2009

• Re: So Look Forward . . . to the 20th century?

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 3, 2009     Views: 5 Replies: 1
  Topic: So Look Forward . . . to the 20th century?     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on November 3, 2009

• Re: So Look Forward . . . to the 20th century?

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 3, 2009     Views: 27 Replies: 0
  Topic: So Look Forward . . . to the 20th century?     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on November 3, 2009

• Re: Adam's Curse

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on November 3, 2009     Views: 25 Replies: 0
  Topic: Adam's Curse     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on November 3, 2009

• Re: Jubilate Agno: Is the game worth the candle?

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on October 6, 2009     Views: 33 Replies: 2
  Topic: Jubilate Agno: Is the game worth the candle?     
  Last response by robusto on October 14, 2009

• Re: Jubilate Agno: Is the game worth the candle?

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on October 6, 2009     Views: 35 Replies: 1
  Topic: Jubilate Agno: Is the game worth the candle?     
  Last response by robusto on October 14, 2009

• Re: Jubilate Agno: Is the game worth the candle?

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on October 8, 2009     Views: 8 Replies: 1
  Topic: Jubilate Agno: Is the game worth the candle?     
  Last response by robusto on October 14, 2009

• Re: Jubilate Agno: Is the game worth the candle?

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on October 8, 2009     Views: 13 Replies: 1
  Topic: Jubilate Agno: Is the game worth the candle?     
  Last response by robusto on October 14, 2009

• Thank You, Fraysters

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on October 11, 2009     Views: 106 Replies: 1
  Topic: Thank You, Fraysters     
  Last response by Ted Burke on October 11, 2009

• Re: litany

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on October 7, 2009     Views: 14 Replies: 1
  Topic: litany     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on October 11, 2009

• Re: litany

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on October 7, 2009     Views: 54 Replies: 0
  Topic: litany     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on October 11, 2009

• Re: litany

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on October 8, 2009     Views: 31 Replies: 1
  Topic: litany     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on October 11, 2009

• Re: prank

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on October 11, 2009     Views: 35 Replies: 0
  Topic: litany     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on October 11, 2009

• Re: smart's cat

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on October 9, 2009     Views: 47 Replies: 1
  Topic: smart's cat     
  Last response by Ted Burke on October 10, 2009

• Re: smart's cat

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on October 10, 2009     Views: 11 Replies: 1
  Topic: smart's cat     
  Last response by Ted Burke on October 10, 2009

• Re: Feline Wit

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on October 8, 2009     Views: 15 Replies: 1
  Topic: Feline Wit     
  Last response by elisabetta on October 9, 2009

• Re: Christopher Smart, alliterator

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on October 8, 2009     Views: 64 Replies: 0
  Topic: Christopher Smart, alliterator     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on October 8, 2009

• Re: Edward Hirsch's poetic response to Smart's Jeoffry

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on October 7, 2009     Views: 29 Replies: 1
  Topic: Edward Hirsch's poetic response to Smart's Jeoffry     
  Last response by CutterMcCool on October 7, 2009

• Re: Can we stop conflating this poem with Whitman?

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on October 7, 2009     Views: 60 Replies: 1
  Topic: Can we stop conflating this poem with Whitman?     
  Last response by falcon on October 7, 2009

• Re: Can we stop conflating this poem with Whitman?

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on October 7, 2009     Views: 37 Replies: 1
  Topic: Can we stop conflating this poem with Whitman?     
  Last response by falcon on October 7, 2009

• Re: Jeoffry, meet Allen...

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on October 6, 2009     Views: 13 Replies: 2
  Topic: Jeoffry, meet Allen...     
  Last response by CutterMcCool on October 6, 2009

• Re: Jeoffry, meet Allen...

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on October 6, 2009     Views: 16 Replies: 0
  Topic: Jeoffry, meet Allen...     
  Last response by CutterMcCool on October 6, 2009

• Re: Jeoffry, meet Allen...

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on October 6, 2009     Views: 17 Replies: 1
  Topic: Jeoffry, meet Allen...     
  Last response by CutterMcCool on October 6, 2009

• Re: Erudite, Selections

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 1, 2009     Views: 333 Replies: 1
  Topic: Erudite, Selections     
  Last response by fyodorovich on September 10, 2009

• Re: Erudite, Selections

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 1, 2009     Views: 45 Replies: 0
  Topic: Erudite, Selections     
  Last response by fyodorovich on September 10, 2009

• Re: Erudite, Selections

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 1, 2009     Views: 31 Replies: 2
  Topic: Erudite, Selections     
  Last response by fyodorovich on September 10, 2009

• Re: Erudite, Selections

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 2, 2009     Views: 38 Replies: 1
  Topic: Erudite, Selections     
  Last response by fyodorovich on September 10, 2009

• Re: Stanley Kunitz

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 4, 2009     Views: 50 Replies: 0
  Topic: Erudite, Selections     
  Last response by fyodorovich on September 10, 2009

• Re: A Suite of Herbert Sentences

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 1, 2009     Views: 21 Replies: 1
  Topic: A Suite of Herbert Sentences     
  Last response by Kia on September 6, 2009

• Re: A Suite of Herbert Sentences

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 2, 2009     Views: 22 Replies: 0
  Topic: A Suite of Herbert Sentences     
  Last response by Kia on September 6, 2009

• Re: A Suite of Herbert Sentences

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 2, 2009     Views: 23 Replies: 3
  Topic: A Suite of Herbert Sentences     
  Last response by Kia on September 6, 2009

• Re: A Suite of Herbert Sentences

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 4, 2009     Views: 74 Replies: 1
  Topic: A Suite of Herbert Sentences     
  Last response by Kia on September 6, 2009

• Re: buddhist herbert

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 2, 2009     Views: 19 Replies: 0
  Topic: A Zen Buddhist perspective on "Church Monuments"­     Rating: +1
  Last response by Inkberrow on September 5, 2009

• Re: But Paul, why should each droplet be glad to rejoin

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 2, 2009     Views: 26 Replies: 2
  Topic: A Zen Buddhist perspective on "Church Monuments"­     Rating: +1
  Last response by Inkberrow on September 5, 2009

• Re: But Paul, why should each droplet be glad to rejoin

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 2, 2009     Views: 31 Replies: 1
  Topic: A Zen Buddhist perspective on "Church Monuments"­     Rating: +1
  Last response by Inkberrow on September 5, 2009

• Re: short vs long lines

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 2, 2009     Views: 24 Replies: 0
  Topic: A Zen Buddhist perspective on "Church Monuments"­     Rating: +1
  Last response by Inkberrow on September 5, 2009

• Thanks, and Recent Posts

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 4, 2009     Views: 97 Replies: 0
  Topic: Thanks, and Recent Posts     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on September 4, 2009

• Re: A few donations in the wake of a great article

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 2, 2009     Views: 39 Replies: 1
  Topic: A few donations in the wake of a great article     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on September 4, 2009

• Re: A few donations in the wake of a great article

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 4, 2009     Views: 87 Replies: 0
  Topic: A few donations in the wake of a great article     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on September 4, 2009

• Re: Sentences/Memory

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 1, 2009     Views: 35 Replies: 1
  Topic: Sentences/Me­mory     
  Last response by Enginist on September 4, 2009

• Re: Sentences/Memory

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 1, 2009     Views: 69 Replies: 1
  Topic: Sentences/Me­mory     
  Last response by Enginist on September 4, 2009

• Re: Sentences/Memory

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 2, 2009     Views: 72 Replies: 1
  Topic: Sentences/Me­mory     
  Last response by Enginist on September 4, 2009

• Re: The Herbert, A Nagging Good Poem.

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 4, 2009     Views: 42 Replies: 0
  Topic: The Herbert, A Nagging Good Poem.     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on September 4, 2009

• Re: Says A Lot With Little

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 2, 2009     Views: 33 Replies: 2
  Topic: Says A Lot With Little     
  Last response by GarySlater on September 4, 2009

• Re: A couple of points...

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 2, 2009     Views: 37 Replies: 0
  Topic: A couple of points...     
  Last response by falcon on September 3, 2009

• Re: The ending of "Church Monuments"

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 2, 2009     Views: 33 Replies: 1
  Topic: The ending of "Church Monuments"­     
  Last response by Elise Partridge on September 3, 2009

• Re: The ending of "Church Monuments"

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 2, 2009     Views: 40 Replies: 1
  Topic: The ending of "Church Monuments"­     
  Last response by Elise Partridge on September 3, 2009

• Re: souls of poems

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 2, 2009     Views: 65 Replies: 0
  Topic: souls of poems     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on September 2, 2009

• Re: our souls

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 1, 2009     Views: 35 Replies: 1
  Topic: our souls     
  Last response by sradakovich on September 1, 2009

• Re: our souls

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 1, 2009     Views: 42 Replies: 1
  Topic: our souls     
  Last response by sradakovich on September 1, 2009

• Re: Teaching oneself the lesson

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 1, 2009     Views: 41 Replies: 0
  Topic: Teaching oneself the lesson     
  Last response by mgerard on September 1, 2009

• Re: the blast

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 1, 2009     Views: 38 Replies: 1
  Topic: the blast     
  Last response by terese svoboda on September 1, 2009

• Re: Ideas in poetry: then and now

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on September 1, 2009     Views: 81 Replies: 0
  Topic: Ideas in poetry: then and now     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on September 1, 2009

• Thanks To All Re Pope's "Epistle"

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 10, 2009     Views: 116 Replies: 0
  Topic: Thanks To All Re Pope's "Epistle"­     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on August 10, 2009

• Re: Late thoughts on the Pope piece....

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 8, 2009     Views: 58 Replies: 2
  Topic: Late thoughts on the Pope piece....     
  Last response by HAP on August 10, 2009

• Re: Late thoughts on the Pope piece....

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 9, 2009     Views: 63 Replies: 0
  Topic: Late thoughts on the Pope piece....     
  Last response by HAP on August 10, 2009

• HAP and Falcon-- Logging On Problems?

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 10, 2009     Views: 66 Replies: 2
  Topic: Late thoughts on the Pope piece....     
  Last response by HAP on August 10, 2009

• Re: Town and Country

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 4, 2009     Views: 54 Replies: 0
  Topic: Alexander Pope as a cool glass of water     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on August 7, 2009

• Re: Town and Country

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 4, 2009     Views: 75 Replies: 1
  Topic: Alexander Pope as a cool glass of water     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on August 7, 2009

• Re: Town and Country and the common man

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 6, 2009     Views: 87 Replies: 1
  Topic: Alexander Pope as a cool glass of water     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on August 7, 2009

• Re: Town and Country and the common man

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 7, 2009     Views: 100 Replies: 0
  Topic: Alexander Pope as a cool glass of water     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on August 7, 2009

• Re: Appreciating Pope's skill

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 5, 2009     Views: 65 Replies: 0
  Topic: Appreciating Pope's skill     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on August 7, 2009

• Re: Appreciating Pope's skill

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 7, 2009     Views: 102 Replies: 0
  Topic: Appreciating Pope's skill     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on August 7, 2009

• Re: Trifles

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 7, 2009     Views: 64 Replies: 1
  Topic: Trifles     
  Last response by august on August 7, 2009

• Re: The Great Pope

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 5, 2009     Views: 63 Replies: 1
  Topic: The Great Pope     Rating: +1
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on August 7, 2009

• Re: Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 5, 2009     Views: 52 Replies: 0
  Topic: The Great Pope     Rating: +1
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on August 7, 2009

• Entertainments, Alembic, Epistles

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 6, 2009     Views: 67 Replies: 0
  Topic: The Great Pope     Rating: +1
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on August 7, 2009

• Re: tho'

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 6, 2009     Views: 65 Replies: 0
  Topic: The Great Pope     Rating: +1
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on August 7, 2009

• Re: Remember Allen Tate's...

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 7, 2009     Views: 118 Replies: 0
  Topic: The Great Pope     Rating: +1
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on August 7, 2009

• Re: Mr. Pinsky: a few questions, please...

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 5, 2009     Views: 108 Replies: 0
  Topic: Mr. Pinsky: a few questions, please...     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on August 5, 2009

• Re: Everything balances (almost)

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 5, 2009     Views: 70 Replies: 1
  Topic: Everything balances (almost)     
  Last response by MaryAnn on August 5, 2009

• Re: ...as a tumbler of sack (room temp)

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 4, 2009     Views: 56 Replies: 1
  Topic: ...as a tumbler of sack (room temp)     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on August 5, 2009

• Re: ...as a tumbler of sack (room temp)

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 4, 2009     Views: 79 Replies: 0
  Topic: ...as a tumbler of sack (room temp)     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on August 5, 2009

• Re: ...as a tumbler of sack (room temp)

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 5, 2009     Views: 106 Replies: 0
  Topic: ...as a tumbler of sack (room temp)     
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on August 5, 2009

• Re: I could use a little help with “Whisk”

  Posted to Poems by Robert Pinsky on August 4, 2009     Views: 58 Replies: 0
  Topic: I could use a little help with “Whisk”     Rating: +1
  Last response by Robert Pinsky on August 4, 2009