Monthly Archives: March 2017

The Experience of Reading Poetry Part 2: “vex one like dronings of the shuttles at task”

Posted on March 9, 2017 by quicklytothepanopticon

In my last post I discussed Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s “Lady Lilith” and how the experience of reading the lines actually mirrors the poem’s content. Another excellent example of a poet using the form, in this case repetition and specific diction, … Continue reading →

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“soft sleep shall snare”: caught up in the language of poetry

Posted on March 7, 2017 by quicklytothepanopticon

One of my courses this semester is knee-deep in Victorian poetry. One way that I’ve been trying to dig in with my students as they try and tackle what is often very difficult work, is to focus the actual experience … Continue reading →

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