3 Poems by… Poetry Discussion Group
The 3 Poems by… Poetry Discussion Group will discuss three poems by a selected poet or about a selected topic. Join us for lively discussions of your favorite poetry. Discussions are free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged, but not required. To register, just send an email to newandfeatured@carnegielibrary.org to let us know or call 412.622.3151.
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Center for Museum Education - Classroom A
Upcoming Discussions:
Robinson Jeffers
Books by Robinson Jeffers
Books about Robinson Jeffers
Poetry Foundation: Robinson
Jeffers
Poets.org:
Robinson Jeffers
Although closely associated with Carmel, California, where he lived from 1914 until his death in 1962, Jeffers was born in Pittsburgh.
Jorie Graham
Books by Jorie Graham
Poetry Foundation:
Jorie Graham
Poets.org:
Jorie Graham
Elizabeth Bishop
Books by Elizabeth Bishop
Books about Elizabeth Bishop
Poetry Foundation:
Elizabeth Bishop
Poets.org:
Elizabeth Bishop
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Books by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Books about Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Poetry Foundation:
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Poets.org:
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Gerald Stern
Books by Gerald Stern
Poetry Foundation:
Gerald Stern
Poets.org:
Gerald Stern
No meeting in July or August.
Nikki Giovanni
Books by Nikki Giovanni
Books about Nikki Giovanni
Poetry Foundation:
Nikki Giovanni
Poets.org:
Nikki Giovanni
Previous Selections:
Emily Dickinson
Books by Emily Dickinson
Poetry Foundation: Emily
Dickinson
Poets.org: Emily Dickinson
3 Poems by Emily Dickinson
e.e. cummings
About e.e. cummings
Books by e.e. cummings
Poetry Foundation: e.e.
cummings
Poets.org: e.e. cummings
3 Poems by ee.cummings
- "sonnet entitled how to run the world"
- "maggie and milly and molly and may"
- "pity this busy monster, manunkind,"
Mary Oliver
Books
by Mary Oliver
Poetry Foundation:
Mary Oliver
Poets.org: Mary Oliver
Billy Collins
Books
by Billy Collins
Poetry Foundation: Billy
Collins
Poets.org: Billy Collins
3 Poems by Billy Collins
- "The Afterlife"
- "First Reader"
- "Workshop"
Thursday, March 12, 2009
3 Poems about…Time
"Funeral Blues" by W. H. Auden
Read the poem
Books by W.H. Auden
"For You, Friend" by Ted Kooser
Listen to Ted Kooser read "For You, Friend"
Books
by Ted Kooser
Ted Kooser's Web Site
"anyone lived in a pretty how town" by E. E. Cummings
Read the
poem at Poets.org
Read
the Poem at the Poetry Foundation
Books by E.E. Cummings
Sharon Olds
About Sharon Olds
Books
by Sharon Olds
Poets.org: Sharon Olds
Poetry Foundation: Sharon
Olds
3 Poems by Sharon Olds
- "I go Back to May 1937"
- "The Feelings"
- "Rite of Passage"
Robert Frost
Books by Robert Frost
Books about Robert Frost
Poetry Foundation:
Robert Frost
Poets.org: Robert
Frost
3 Poemsby Robert Frost
- "Acquainted With the Night"
- Listen to
Robert Frost read "Acquainted With the Night"
- "Never Again Would Birds' Song Be the Same"
- "Design"
Audre Lorde
Books
by Audre Lorde
Poets.org: Audre
Lorde
Modern American Poetry:
Audre Lorde (1934-1992)
Contemporary
Authors
Anne Sexton
Books by Anne Sexton
Books about Anne Sexton
Poets.org: Anne Sexton
Poetry Foundation: Anne
Sexton
W.S. Merwin
Books by W.S. Merwin
Poetry Foundation:
W.S. Merwin
Poets.org: W.S. Merwin
3 Poems by W.S. Merwin
- For the Anniversary of My Death
- To the Insects
- After the Alphabets
James Wright
Books by James Wright
Books about James Wright
Poetry Foundation:
James Wright
Poets.org: James Wright
3 Poems by James Wright
Yusef Komunyakaa
Books by Yusef Komunyakaa
Poetry Foundation:
Yusef Komunyakaa
Poets.org:
Yusef Komunyakaa
3 Poems by Yusef Komunyakaa
- "Facing It" from the collection Dien Cai Dau, 1988 (Audio Version)
- "The Towers" from the collection Warhorses, 2008
- "My Father's Love Letters" from the collection Magic City, 1992

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