tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163916.post116924122973856750..comments2023-12-03T03:43:26.162-05:00Comments on Out of the Woodwork: Easy Readin' Poet #1: Sharon OldsBrian Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17182888011015400963noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163916.post-454950094386958422007-07-06T12:13:00.000-04:002007-07-06T12:13:00.000-04:00An interesting distinction. Maybe one could develo...An interesting distinction. Maybe one could develop a course curriculum of "theme-dependent poets". I'll have to read (or re-read) that poem. Thanx.Brian Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182888011015400963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163916.post-21805517007758505292007-07-06T09:45:00.000-04:002007-07-06T09:45:00.000-04:00Sharon Olds's poetry is far more theme-dependent...Sharon Olds's poetry is far more theme-dependent overall than quote/line-dependent. She also relies quite heavily on metaphorical 'special effects', like in her most famous (and probably best) poem, 'The One Girl at the Boys Party'--I always dug that one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com