New Essay about Larry McMurtry
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Seth Wieck | April 13, 2021
Front Porch Republic published an essay of mine (Larry McMurtry and Wendell Berry at the Dairy Queen) remembering Larry McMurtry and his influence on our local imagination. Below is the opening of the essay; if it intrigues you, then go ahead and click the link above. Amarillo, TX. On a pre-Covid Saturday afternoon in Amarillo, I […]
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Picturebook Horses
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Seth Wieck | February 3, 2021
And between the shelves, framed pictures covered up the walls. The old colonel’s love of livestock showed in most of them. Here was a painting of a Thoroughbred stallion, unlike any real horse that ever lived. Yonder was a glorified version of a Durham bull pawing sand, his huge head lowered in lusty challenge. Elmer […]
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Inaugural Poems
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Seth Wieck | January 28, 2021
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Naming Dogs
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Seth Wieck | December 2, 2020
Here’s a history of my family’s dogs. A collie named Lassie. My entire memory of her is that she lived long enough to become arthritic and was in a lot of pain. She laid in the shade of our house in a spearmint bed. When she died, my older sister cried. I didn’t see this […]
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Poetry Reading Recording
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Seth Wieck | November 10, 2020
On November 4, I had the honor of performing a few poems at the request of my alma mater, West Texas A&M University. It clocks in at an hour and six minutes, which is a lot. So here are some of the highlights. 5:40 – Introduction and Greetings 7:10 – The Local Imagination 8:40 – […]
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Online Poetry Reading November 4
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Seth Wieck | October 9, 2020
My alma mater West Texas A&M has invited me to give a reading on November 4 at 7 pm. The program will be an hour with a Q&A at the end. I’ll be debuting a new poem called “Ulysses Arrives in Amarillo.” Email Dr. Eric Meljac —emeljac@wtamu.edu— to receive the Zoom Webinar Link.
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One Evil That Concerns Literature
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Seth Wieck | August 1, 2020
There is one evil that concerns literature which should never be passed over in silence but be continually publicly attacked, and that is corruption of the language, for writers cannot invent their own language and are dependent upon the language they inherit so that, if it be corrupt, they must be corrupted. But the critic […]
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The Beauty of the Weapons
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Seth Wieck | May 14, 2020
Occasionally, I come across poems that have similar themes. I like to keep a record of them, or respond to them as if I were part of their conversation. Fleet Visit The sailors come ashoreOut of their hollow ships,Mild-looking middle-class boysWho read the comic strips;One baseball game is moreTo them than fifty Troys. They look […]
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Poem Published
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Seth Wieck | April 30, 2020
The Tejascovido project is keeping a poetic record of life in Texas under quarantine. They recently published my poem “A Corrections Officer Quarantines at the Clements Unit.” Continue reading by clicking through.
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In Defense of the Writer In Residence
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Seth Wieck | March 17, 2020
West Texas A&M University employs a writer in residence. As a WT alum, this is a source of pride when I speak about my education, but admittedly, I’m a little wistful. This position didn’t exist when I was a student there. I wish it had. Despite studying great works of literature by writers from all […]
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