Linda Sue Grimes
@lsgrimes.bsky.social
Yoga devotee of Paramahansa Yogananda's teachings, I compose poems, songs, essays, & veggie recipes.
Original Sonnet by Linda Sue Grimes: "Booking the Song"
Booking the Song
Image: Artistic Coupling Booking the Song Now is the time to let music take the leadFor morning light or quiet evening hush.Song lifts us out of sadness helps us breatheAnd sends thoughts of …
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January 8, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Original Sonnet by Linda Sue Grimes: "Booking the Song"
Did you know that the speaker of a poem can be compared to the characters in a play? By realizing this fact, one would never become confused and think that Emily Dickinson had undergone a sex transition, when she says, "I used to, when a boy . . . ." in "There's been a Death, . . . "
Who Speaks the Poem?
Image a: Illustration by Caroline Cracco Who Speaks the Poem? The speaker of a poem is seldom the poet. A poem is a dramatization similar to a play. The speaker is a created char…
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January 6, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Did you know that the speaker of a poem can be compared to the characters in a play? By realizing this fact, one would never become confused and think that Emily Dickinson had undergone a sex transition, when she says, "I used to, when a boy . . . ." in "There's been a Death, . . . "
One of my favorite Dickinson poems . . .
Emily Dickinson’s “The Soul selects her own Society”
Image: Emily Dickinson – Amherst College – Daguerrotype of the poet at age 17, circa 1847 – likely the only authentic, extant likeness of the poet Emily Dickinson’s “T…
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January 2, 2026 at 10:16 AM
One of my favorite Dickinson poems . . .
