Jokes & memes

[regentrude]

1 hour ago, Jean in Newcastle said:

That's one of the most famous poems of all time?  I don't think so. . .

Maybe not "of all time" - but it is certainly one of the most famous, and most frequently taught and anthologized, poems in American poetry. Along with the Red Wheelbarrow.

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[Matryoshka]

47 minutes ago, Corraleno said:

This exactly represents my piano journey.

[regentrude]

55 minutes ago, bolt. said:

Must be Americana. I haven't heard it. (I'm also not seeing how it's particularly poetic?)

Here is a clip from the famous ModPo course (Modern and Contemporary American Poetry rom UPenn through Coursera, one of the best ever MOOCs) where Prof. Filreis and the TAs are discussing this poem.

[wintermom]

1 hour ago, purpleowl said:

I think it loses something if you take away the formatting for the poem (which I agree is one of the most famous!). Sorry for larger text, but here's a c&p from poetryfoundation.org: 

This Is Just To Say

BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS

I have eaten

the plums

that were in

the icebox

 

and which

you were probably

saving

for breakfast

 

Forgive me

they were delicious

so sweet

and so cold

Ummm, are there more verses? It just seems short. Seems a lot of other things, too, but let's start with short. 😉 

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4 minutes ago, wintermom said:

Ummm, are there more verses? It just seems short. Seems a lot of other things, too, but let's start with short. 😉 

He was a Modernist Movement poet known for short poems that focused on small moments or experiences and used simple language and imagery. The Red Wheelbarrow is supposedly the most anthologized poem by any American poet:
 

so much depends

upon

 

a red wheel

barrow

 

glazed with rain

water

 

beside the white

chickens

[gardenmom5]

2 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said:

That's one of the most famous poems of all time?  I don't think so. . .

 

2 hours ago, bolt. said:

Must be Americana. I haven't heard it. (I'm also not seeing how it's particularly poetic?)

Not only have I never heard of the poem (or any of the lines), I've never heard of the poet.

[Jean in Newcastle]

10 minutes ago, gardenmom5 said:

 

Not only have I never heard of the poem (or any of the lines), I've never heard of the poet.

I’ve heard the poem before but don’t see how it compares to poems by Poe, Shakespeare, Whitman, even E E Cummings. 

[bookbard]

2 hours ago, Miss Tick said:

The original "Sorry, not sorry"

Oh man, that's so true. Non American here, very familiar with the poem and feel that William Carlos Williams is one of the world's great poets. My kids and I have written 'versions' of this poem ourselves, so much fun. 

[Corraleno]

I remember writing a paper about William Carlos Williams in high school, and I owned his volume of poetry that won the Pulitzer Prize (Pictures from Brueghel). He won the National Book Award for Poetry and the Gold Medal from the National Institute of Arts & Letters. Maybe most people here are too young to remember him, but he was a pretty famous American poet. His house is on the National Register.

[wintermom]

1 hour ago, Corraleno said:

He was a Modernist Movement poet known for short poems that focused on small moments or experiences and used simple language and imagery. The Red Wheelbarrow is supposedly the most anthologized poem by any American poet:
 

so much depends

upon

 

a red wheel

barrow

 

glazed with rain

water

 

beside the white

chickens

It seems like an American version of the Japanese haiku. 

I like the concept, and I can definitely understand the appeal. It's like a free-verse haiku, American style. 😉 

Edited May 11, 2023 by wintermom

[happi duck]

WCW is so well known he's in an episode of Arthur!

PS do we need a spinoff to "argue" about WCW? 🤪

Edited May 11, 2023 by happi duck

[Katy]

Though I maintain that the equivalent of “Bless your heart” is “Oh, honey!” And it can have a myriad of meanings from, “that’s a naive mistake” to “you’re the biggest idiot I’ve ever met” depending on tone. 

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[Faith-manor]

Someone sent this to me today, and as a pianist, I feel this so much! 

[melbotoast]

6 hours ago, Katy said:

Though I maintain that the equivalent of “Bless your heart” is “Oh, honey!” And it can have a myriad of meanings from, “that’s a naive mistake” to “you’re the biggest idiot I’ve ever met” depending on tone. 

I was just discussing this with a friend the other day. I said "bless her heart" in regards to the president of our swim team and her busy schedule but had to clarify that I didn't mean it in the "@#$! her" way 😂😂😂

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[gardenmom5]

9 hours ago, kbutton said:

Just wait until he gets to the kitchen . . . 

 

Edited May 12, 2023 by gardenmom5

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Anyone else’s kids big Wonder Pets fans?  

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[wintermom]

5 hours ago, Terabith said:

Anyone else’s kids big Wonder Pets fans?  

That looks like Ming Ming from Wonder Pets! I loved watching that show with my dc. 😉 

Edited May 13, 2023 by wintermom

[Matryoshka]

3 hours ago, Terabith said:

Yeah, that's a not to scale model.  They are mostly about the size of... a nerf football.  Sound like some can be uo to a meter long, but that's still much smaller than that model.

 I googled 'cause that was suss.

[MercyA]

1 hour ago, Terabith said:

In case anyone else is wondering what happened to this poor guy, he was euthanized.

[Miss Tick]

9 minutes ago, MercyA said:

In case anyone else is wondering what happened to this poor guy, he was euthanized.

Thanks, Mercy. I thought of you when I saw that poor animal.

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