Author Archives: Olga

I was surprised how easy it was for me to pick a poem for the analysis. I chose a poem of Whitman “Miracles”. It will be really interesting to make a research about this work. However, the most difficult moment … Continue reading →

The last class was the first time I met Frank O’Hara and other members of the  New York School of poetry such as Allen Ginsberg and James Schuyler. The poems of Frank O’Hara drew my attention from the first reading. … Continue reading →

While living in New York, certain moments will always stick out to you. Sometimes life here seems too hard to keep up with it, with all its enormous expenses, living and working 24 hours a day, and endless crowds in … Continue reading →

In the previous English class we acquainted ourselves with the works of an american novelist and essayist, James Baldwin. Unfortunately, before I was not familiar with this writer. For me Baldwin became one of those brilliant authors whose works and … Continue reading →

Walt Whitman, as  a follower of Emerson’s concept of transcendentalism, splendidly expresses his idea of “Universal Eye”, as accomplishment of everyone and everything, in his poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry.” It would seem that such a philosophy related poetry is supposed to be objectless … Continue reading →

So many young people say they want to live in New York. I completely understand that. I happened to come to New York four years ago. Before that I used to live in small towns of Texas and Maryland. For … Continue reading →