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Kevin Arnold

Kevin Arnold attended the University of Wisconsin as a Midshipman on a NROTC Scholarship. Upon graduation, he was commissioned and served as the Legal Officer on USS Columbus, CG12 and as Officer-in-Charge of USS Prowess, IX-305. He was selected for promotion to Lieutenant (the equivalent of an Army Captain) but separated at the end of the Vietnam era as a LTJG. He has published fifty stories and poems in literary magazines such as Seattle Review and Beloit Fiction Journal, and US Represented. He learned several elements of craft in an extraordinary week in Raymond Carver’s workshop at Centrum. Serving as President, Poetry Center San Jose from 2001-2013, he earned his MFA from San Jose State University in 2007 as well as help start Gold Rush Writers, in the California foothills, where he has taught since 2007. The San Francisco / Peninsula California Writer's Club recently named him Writer of the Year. Recent books include a novel, The Sureness of Horses, and a book of poems titled Do Not Think Badly of Me. He’s currently working on a follow-on novel, Palo Alto Joy Ride and has taken a recent interest in the villanelle.

Kevin’s Much-Loved Poems–“Spring Day [Bath],” “Woman Bathing,” and “How to Measure Yourself”

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This is one in a series of columns that examines a much-loved poem, and poems that speak to, or resonates with, that poem. Featured is “Spring Day [Bath],” crafted by Amy Lowell (1874-1925) in 1914 or 15. The Poetry Foundation states: “An oft-quoted remark by poet Amy Lowell applies to both her determined personality and her sense of

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Kevin’s Much-Loved Poems: “Downpour,” “Home and Love,” and “Coming Home Late in a Marriage”

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During the holidays, many people turn toward home and thoughts of love. I found three poems that focus on these two intertwined notions: Home and Love. The first one is Billy Collins’ poem in The New Yorker this week. It’s one of those wily love poems that says not one direct word about the relationship

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Kevin’s Much-Loved Poems–“Danse Russe”

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This is number four in a series of columns that feature a much-loved poem, and a second poem that speaks to, or resonates with, that poem. This week’s poem is “Danse Russe” by William Carlos Williams, written in 1916. The Poetry Foundation states, “Williams’s deep sense of humanity pervaded both his work in medicine and

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Kevin’s Much-Loved Poems–“What I Learned from My Mother,” “To My Mother,” and “Hooky”

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This continues the series of columns which highlight a much-loved poem and present other poems that speak to, or resonate with, that poem. This week features “What I Learned from My Mother,” by Julia Kasdorf (from Sleeping Preacher, U. Pittsburgh, 1992). A related brief poem is a poem to his mother by Robert Louis Stevenson; the third poem, also

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Kevin’s Much Loved Poems–“Another Dog’s Death”

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This is the sixth in a series of columns that feature a much-loved poem, and a second poem that speaks to, or resonates with, that poem. This week’s poem is “Another Dog’s Death,” written by John Updike around 1989. The Poetry Foundation states, “An acclaimed and award-winning writer of fiction, essays, and reviews, John Updike

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