Styrofoam Cup
by Brenda Hillman
thou still unravished thou
thou, thou bride
thou unstill,
thou unravished unbride
unthou unbride
Brenda Hillman (1951, American) is called in her Poetry Foundation bio an "electic formalist." The entry goes on to say: "Brenda Hillman is known for poems that draw on elements of found texts and document, personal narrative, confession, and literary theory." "Styrofoam Cup" appears in her collection Cascadia.
Hear her read the poem at:
http://youtu.be/YXoHWISKbc0
Compare the poem to "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats:
http://www.bartleby.com/126/41.html
by Brenda Hillman
thou still unravished thou
thou, thou bride
thou unstill,
thou unravished unbride
unthou unbride
Brenda Hillman (1951, American) is called in her Poetry Foundation bio an "electic formalist." The entry goes on to say: "Brenda Hillman is known for poems that draw on elements of found texts and document, personal narrative, confession, and literary theory." "Styrofoam Cup" appears in her collection Cascadia.
Hear her read the poem at:
http://youtu.be/YXoHWISKbc0
Compare the poem to "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats:
http://www.bartleby.com/126/41.html