Tag: Poetry

90 Years Later: Searching for Wilfred Owen

90 Years Later: Searching for Wilfred Owen Photo by Jim Linwood via Flickr (Creative Commons)
Photo by Jim Linwood via Flickr (Creative Commons)

The 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War just passed, and The Times of London’s travel section marked the occasion with a powerful essay by Chris Haslam, who traveled around France in the footsteps of war poet Wilfred Owen. Haslam’s search covers several battlefields, and ends at the forest cottage where Owen spent his last night.

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New Addition to the Travel Lexicon: ‘Baiku’

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That would be a haiku-esque poem written by a “biker poet,” and that’s usually an ode to the open road. The Boston Globe takes a look at the biker poet phenomenon and shares a few baikus as well. Here’s my favorite:

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‘EIMI: A Journey Through Soviet Russia’

E.E. Cummings's book chronicling a 36-day trip in 1931 has been reissued after almost 50 years out of print. Frank Bures says it's a tough read, but worthwhile.

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Billy Collins: The Poetry of Travel

The former U.S. poet laureate brought the world in-flight poetry. Frank Bures asks him about travel, writing and the Delta Airlines flight on which poetry trumped Keanu Reeves.

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