poetry
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Kay Ryan
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National Poetry Prompt Appreciation Day
Today is that day, according to an event announcement at facebook (I think you probably have to be a member to see this): On the eve of National Poetry Prompt Appreciation Day, which Jay Robinson and I have just now declared, we are offering you a cornucopia of poetry exercises to jump start your writing.… Continue reading
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Poetry, Personality & Design
We’ve been having some interesting discussions about poems, poetry, and poetics on the PoetryEtc list — some of it focused around my own recent work. Frederick Pollack offered some thorough and pointed criticism of my poems — and my ‘kind’ of poetry. What is my kind of poetry? Mainstream, I gather. Lyrical, perhaps. Not,… Continue reading
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How to Critique a Poem
First, I do not expect every comment on my poems to be a critique — please don’t feel required to become a critic! Please, please don’t! I love getting comments on my poems; just that tells me it meant something for you. Critiques are, however, welcome if you feel so inclined. This post is… Continue reading
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Politics & Poetics
[UPDATED 8:00 PM 16 January: Wow. Andrew Sullivan just linked to the poem. My stats are booming!] My poems seldom incite controversy, but I Have This To Say About That, regarding why the New Hampshire pollsters got it wrong, has done exactly that, here and elsewhere. Comments and emails on this poem have reminded me… Continue reading
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