Kenneth patchen the magical mouse

Rebel poet kenneth patchen takes the stage with two of his classic workingclass poems of love and rebellion. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Kenneth patchen poems, quotations and biography on kenneth patchen poet page. Liebler and the magic poetry band from detroit accompanied readings by poets chris franke, jim. Kenneth patchen december, 1911 january 8, 1972 was an american poet and novelist.

After the magical mouse by kenneth patchen when you write your poem, think about the ordinary things your creature does, then make them extraordinary. Read all poems of kenneth patchen and infos about kenneth patchen. Kenneth patchen, the magical mouse 1952 so it can be with disputing parties negotiating in mediations, but thinking like the magical mouse can present a serious obstacle to negotiation. His lifelong romance with writing commenced at age twelve, when he took up keeping a diary and reading the works of famous writers.

Guide to the kenneth patchen papers online archive of california. You could write about the ridiculous rhino, the fantastic frog, the wimpish werewolf, the crazy crocodile, the dozy dog. He moved to wisconsin after high school and studied at the university of wisconsin. The tiger was there too, and also a tiger just in from the forest. He experimented with different forms of writing and incorporated painting, drawing, and jazz music into his works, which have been compared with those of william blake and walt whitman. He then held a variety of jobs as a migrant worker in the united states and canada, and ended up in new york city, where, in 1936, he published his first book of poems, before the brave. An anthology of poems a charlotte zolotow book gordon, ruth on. Patchens picture poems are magical, or, perhaps more properly, fantastic.

I am the magical mouse i dont eat cheese i eat sunsets and the tops of trees. Kenneth patchen the little green blackbird i because the groundcreature looked so sad the little green blackbird watched a sunflower and a childs swing and an old woman crying. American poet and novelist, kenneth patchen, was largely selftaught and never seemed to gain widespread recognition from the prominent literary critics or. I am the magical mouse i dont eat cheese i eat sunsets. I am the magical mouse i dont eat cheese i eat sunsets and the tops of trees kenneth patchen. Kenneth patchen was born into a poor family in niles, ohio. Citation formats are based on standards as of july 2010. The magical mouse by kenneth patchen 18 longer classic and narrative poetry 19 the highwayman by alfred noyes 20 performance poetry 27 we are not alone by paul cookson 28 whos there. Kenneth patchens work and ideas regarding the role of artists. So the tiger asked him if hed seen the little green blackbird around anywhere. Kenneth patchens life was a celebration of love of poetry and of his wife, miriam.