My incredibly late take on the movie <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5247022/">Paterson</a> and a look at <a href="http://www.patersonproject.com/Paterson-Poem.html">Paterson</a>, the poem. Does it matter that William Carlos Williams’ women are often merely decorative? That one of his most famous poems is about stealing his wife’s breakfast? And should Jim Jarmusch have done better by his female lead?
Show notes
<ul>
<li>Ep 38. <a href="https://poetrysays.com/ep-38-to-get-the-news-from-poems/">To get the news from poems</a></li>
<li>Glenn Kenny’s <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/paterson-2016">review of Paterson</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/56159/this-is-just-to-say">This is just to say</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88v/flossie.html">Flossie’s reply</a></li>
</ul>

My incredibly late take on the movie Paterson and a look at Paterson, the poem. Does it matter that William Carlos Williams’ women are often merely decorative? That one of his most famous poems is about stealing his wife’s breakfast? And should Jim Jarmusch have done better by his female lead? Show notes Ep 38. To get the news from poems Glenn Kenny’s review of Paterson This is just to say Flossie’s reply

My incredibly late take on the movie&nbsp;<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5247022/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paterson</a>&nbsp;and a look at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.patersonproject.com/Paterson-Poem.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paterson</a>, the poem. Does it matter that William Carlos Williams’ women are often merely decorative? That one of his most famous poems is about stealing his wife’s breakfast? And should Jim Jarmusch have done better by his female lead?
Show notes
<ul>
<li>Ep 38. <a href="https://poetrysays.com/ep-38-to-get-the-news-from-poems/" rel="noopener noreferrer">To get the news from poems</a></li>
<li>Glenn Kenny’s <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/paterson-2016" rel="noopener noreferrer">review of Paterson</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/56159/this-is-just-to-say" rel="noopener noreferrer">This is just to say</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88v/flossie.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Flossie’s reply</a></li>
</ul>

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