Poetry Survey

From Sarah’s blog
a) Do you read poetry?
Sometimes.

b) Can you quote a line of it without looking it up?
Well, dur. I’m an English Major. Where to start? Some of my faves:

I shall wear white flannel trousers and walk along the beach
And hear the mermaids singing, each to each.
I do no think that they will sing to me.
–Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

A dreary young bank clerk named Fennis
Wished to foster an aura of menace.
To make people afraid,
He wore gloves of grey suede
And white footgear intended for tennis.
— Edward Gorey

Macavaty’s the Mystery Cat, he’s called the hidden paw
For he’s the master criminal who can defy the law.
–Eliot

For I had thought thee fair, and sworn the bright
Who art as black as hell, as dark as night.
–Shakespeare, Sonnet 147.

A was an Author who went for a walk.
B was the bore who engaged him in talk.
–Gorey, The Chinese Obelisks.

(quoted while listening to Tenacious D, so there may be slight errors.)

c) What was the last poetry book/poem you read?
Hrm… I was pondering the Sonnets of Shakespeare recently.

d) What poem made the biggest impression on you at school?
Probably The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.

e) Have you ever written any poetry, and can you read it now?
Yes, and no way.

f) Favorite poets?
Eliot. Gorey. Donne. Shakespeare.

g) Tell me your favorite poem.
Just one? Hm… Probably The Chinese Obelisks, by Gorey.