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Post by Nalkarj on Feb 5, 2019 22:55:22 GMT
A great and sadly neglected writer of light verse ( versifier sounds too derogatory and poet too formal—though she was a much better poet than some writers who claim that distinction). The Paris Review’s piece on her muses that her work went out of favor because she was never on-board with the feminist movement: for one thing, McGinley actually enjoyed being a housewife. Also, she never followed trends with confessional poetry, and she was always scrupulous about form and rhyming. As Stephen Sondheim points out (in Finishing the Hat), her craft is complex, but her subjects are always light and airy. She’s just such fun to read. (By the way, she also wrote the children’s poem on which the Rankin-Bass special The Year Without a Santa Claus was based.) Here’s one of her best, about her daughters’ growing up:
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Feb 10, 2019 16:58:00 GMT
I never heard of her, thanks for posting. I don't read much poetry but the sample you posted showed that her poetry is fun, I think I'll try to find a book of her poems.
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