The amazing poet Ivan Granger Christena Greene English pd.9 5\20\09

Table of content Biography How can I explain Goodnight moon There is no letting go Supper In love with the new sun Glossary Opinion about the poet Opinion on the poems

Biography Ivan M. Granger grow up in Oregon and Southern California and, as some of his poems suggest, he has lived on the island of Maui. He now lives in Colorado with his wife, Michele. When asked why he writes poetry, Ivan says, "Poetry has an immediate effect on the mind. The simple act of reading poetry alters thought patterns and the shuttle of the breath. Poetry induces trance. Its words are chant. Its rhythms are drum beats. Its images become the icons of the inner eye. Poetry is more than a description of the sacred experience; it carries the experience itself." He adds, My poetry is not fixed. When I read my own poems, I say them aloud, I repeat random lines, change the words around. Sometimes I sing them or chant them. I play with these poems until my mind relaxes enough to let the sacred spark shine forth.

Biography He read a lot of Greek mythology in his childhood. He loved the fantastical adventures, the heroes, the monsters, the convoluted relationships of the gods. He was fascinated that so many common words and phrases have their origins in the names and stories of Greek myths. He also had the vague, semi-formed idea that there was something deeper being said in these myth stories. This is the end of the biography about Ivan M Granger.

How can I explain Beloved, they want to know: Did I reach up to You, or did You reach out to me? And they want to know: What is real touch? How can I explain we pour into each other? I really liked this poem because this poem is talking about love and I love poem with love in it. spiritual_and_devotional_ poets/contemp/ivan/nogo

Goodnight moon Beloved, tell me — Why do you come only when I orphan my ambitions? Why do you show only when all hope has fled? Why, Honeyed Moon, will you meet me only on my funeral bed? And, tell me — Why won't the dead stay dead? This poem is very nice because the person is asking the moon a lots of questions about why there never here. iritual_and_devotional_poet s/contemp/ivan/nogo

Supper The hungry world stubbornly starves never tasting God once. some. Sit. Consume God slowly. With the last crust of bread, mop every drop. Lick each finger clean. Leave not a crumb when dawn breaks. Full at last, giddy with wine, ask, Who has eaten Whom? This poem is weird but I really like it. The reason I said that is because its talking about food. piritual_and_devotional_po ets/contemp/ivan/supper

There is no letting go There is no letting go. Even your absence touches me. The new moon is not gone; she hides her face in the night. This poem is very good I think this poem is the smallest and is was very good. iritual_and_devotional_poet s/contemp/ivan/nogo

In love with the new sun In love with the new sun the cherry blossom forgets the night's frost itual_and_devotional_poet s/contemp/ivan/inlove itual_and_devotional_poet s/contemp/ivan/inlove This poem is not his greatest because I think he could have added more to it.

Glossary Amazing-causing amazement, great wonder, or surprise Absence-the period of time that one is absend Sacred-of or relating to religion : not secular or profane Fantastical- not real : conceived or seemingly conceived by unrestrained fancy Trance-a state of profound abstraction or absorption

Glossary Experience- direct observation of or participation in events as a basis of knowledge Ambitions- an ardent desire for rank, fame, or power Devotional - : of, relating to, or characterized by devotion Induces- to move by persuasion or influence Convolution- a form or shape that is folded in curved or tortuous windings

Interpretation My interpretation of the poems is that I thought that the poet does great work and that he is good at want he does.Also I think his poems are very good and I really like them.And I would that is poems are short to.And all so that he