Tag: poems

  • Art Study: Scenes From an Italian Restaurant

    A few months ago, my mom recommended the new Billy Joel documentary (Billy Joel: And So It Goes). I love hearing artists talk about their work and the personal experiences that find their way into it. So I decided I too would watch, consuming the incredible 5 hour 2-part film in a series of short…

  • Art Study: Fast Gas

    Today, I wanted to share “Fast Gas,” a poem by Dorianne Laux from her 1994 book What We Carry (screenshot taken from Poetry Foundation). Here are the things I admire about this poem. Exquisite Word Choice The first phrase that stopped me in this poem was “unlovely ponytail.” To choose to call the ponytail unlovely,…