Winter strikes proudly
Numb limbs and appendages
Last match in matchbox
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Rowan Finley
Father. Academic Advisor. Musician. Writer. My real name is Jesse Balogh.
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Book Review: "American Poetry: A Very Short Introduction" by David Caplan
Help me, I'm stuck in the Very Short Introduction series and I can't get out! No really, this is becoming the same problem I had a few years ago when I got my limbs caught in the British Library Crime Classics series and ended up reading almost 100 of those books in perhaps a few months. Now, I've managed to find one on American Poetry, I have to say it is probably one of my favourites so far. I mean The Beats is good, but American Poetry has Phillis Wheatley and Emily Dickinson so it is, by default, better. The writer doesn't only display his knowledge of American Poetic History, he also provides some historical accounts of the people who wrote them, commenting on where they fit into the greater American landscape.
By Annie Kapur7 days ago in Geeks
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Short and sharp! Even when the match goes out, the warmth remembers you. Winter never fully wins. ✨
If the Little Match Girl would write a haiku, I imagine it would be this one. Excellent, Rowan!
Your haiku reminds me of “To Build a Fire.” Here you cleverly condense that masterpiece into three lines showing how nature strikes with indifference. Well done 
Nicely done! Always good to know there is one left.