Poetry Moment with a Bit of Math

       Recently on the weekly program Poetry Moment on WPSU -- a radio station in Central Pennsylvania -- poet Marjorie Maddox featured work by another Pennsylvania poet and Emeritus Professor at Penn State University, Emily Grosholz.

     Grosholz' featured poem, "Holding Patterns," is a villanelle:  Here are its opening lines:

          We can’t remember half of what we know.
          They hug each other and then turn away.
          One thinks in silence, never let me go.

          The sky above the airport glints with snow
          That melts beneath the laws it must obey.
          We can’t remember half of what we know.

          His arms are strong and warm, his breath is slow;
          She holds him close, not knowing what to say.
          One thinks in silence, never let me go.

          Time silts the rivers, ravaging the flow
          Of wave on wavelet, and suspends the day.
          We can’t remember half of what we know.

 . . .                                     Grosholz' complete poem is available at this link.

These name-links lead to more information about Maddox and Grosholz.

Here are links to previous mentions in this blog of  Grosholz and previous mentions of Maddox.