Malcolm M. Sedam
(1921-1976)

Malcolm M. Sedam

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Malcolm M. Sedam
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Articles on Poetry
Dickinson's "Color—Caste—Denomination"
The Versanelle
 
Essays on Politics
"Scalito!"
The Election of Obama
Poems
Dust of a Baptist
Once She's Lost It
A Raindrop in the Palm
The Terrible Fish

 


Malcolm M. Sedam Fighter Pilot, Businessman, Teacher, Poet
The late poet, Malcolm M. Sedam, exemplifies the Socratic command implied in the oft-quoted, "The unexamined life is not worth living."

Sedam's "Joseph":  A Postmodernist Betrayal
Discounting the viability of virgin birth, the speaker of Malcolm M. Sedam's "Joseph" poses as Joseph to act as an iconoclastic myth buster.

The Versanelle:  A Dynamic, Epigrammatic Form
Often employing the usual poetic devices, the versanelle is a crafty little form whose elements include brevity, narration, critique of human nature, and a punch line.

Sedam's "Desafinado":  Ginsberg’s Irrelevance
The speaker in Malcolm M. Sedam's "Desafinado" takes the Beat poet Allen Ginsberg to task for what the speaker considers to be devastation to the human soul.


Mr. Sedam's Poetry Collections:
Between Wars
The Man in Motion
The Eye of the Beholder


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