Another glorious Throwback Thursday is upon us, and this time it is Jeffrey Thomson's artfully composed poem, "Telegraph Ghazal," that takes the stage. Today's vintage pick, published in our 11th issue, Winter 2010, is written in the ancient form of the ghazal, a series of couplets and a refrain that mimic the composition of a telegraph while decrying modern forms of communication.
"At first you might suspect news of an unstoppable
Gold rush in the South Dakota hills. But that’s not it."
Jeffrey Thomson is a poet and author of four books of poetry, including his most recent, Bird Watching in Wartime, which received both the 2010 Maine Book Award and the 2011 ASLE Award in Environmental Creative Writing. He currently works at the University of Maine, where he teaches poetry writing and contemporary literature. To find out more about Jeffrey, visit his website at www.jeffreythomson.com.
Click here to read "Telegraph Ghazal"
Another glorious Throwback Thursday is upon us, and this time it is Jeffrey Thomson's artfully composed poem, "Telegraph Ghazal," that takes the stage. Today's vintage pick, published in our 11th issue, Winter 2010, is written in the ancient form of the ghazal, a series of couplets and a refrain that mimic the composition of a telegraph while decrying modern forms of communication.
"At first you might suspect news of an unstoppable
Gold rush in the South Dakota hills. But that’s not it."
Jeffrey Thomson is a poet and author of four books of poetry, including his most recent, Bird Watching in Wartime, which received both the 2010 Maine Book Award and the 2011 ASLE Award in Environmental Creative Writing. He currently works at the University of Maine, where he teaches poetry writing and contemporary literature. To find out more about Jeffrey, visit his website at www.jeffreythomson.com.
Click here to read "Telegraph Ghazal"