Poetry and Poetics

mUutations: Louis Simpson

mUutations: Louis Simpson

By Brooks Lampe

The poem points to something I am growing increasingly aware of: surrealism is fundamentally mimetic.

Dec

2011

The poem points to something I am growing increasingly aware of: surrealism is fundamentally mimetic.

Poetry Speaks with its Hands

by Joe Weil Poetry and Poetics

Poetry Speaks with its Hands

By Joe Weil

My theory of narrative is that it is arc, gesture, syntactical force the most common of which is what we call a story, but not exclusive to story.

Dec

2011

My theory of narrative is that it is arc, gesture, syntactical force the most common of which is what we call a story, but not exclusive to story.

Google Translates Poetry

by Micah Towery Poetry and Poetics

Google Translates Poetry

By Micah Towery

Meta-lord of the cloud-lords of meta of!

Dec

2011

Meta-lord of the cloud-lords of meta of!

Sleep to Wake and Wake to Sleep: A comparison of “Prufrock” and “Nightingale”

by Joe Weil Poetry and Poetics

Sleep to Wake and Wake to Sleep: A comparison of “Prufrock” and “Nightingale”

By Joe Weil

What draws these poems together is simulation of death-states in relation to the afflatus of night and song—of rising or sinking to the occasion.

Nov

2011

What draws these poems together is simulation of death-states in relation to the afflatus of night and song—of rising or sinking to the occasion.

The Domestication of the Saints

by Stewart K. Lundy Poetry and Poetics

The Domestication of the Saints

By Stewart K. Lundy

The “gate keepers” of religion and of poetry are one and the same.

Nov

2011

The “gate keepers” of religion and of poetry are one and the same.

Poetry Scenes: Seattle

by Paul Nelson Poetry and Poetics

Poetry Scenes: Seattle

By Paul Nelson

Seattle likes to pride itself on being one of America’s Most Literate Cities.

Nov

2011

Seattle likes to pride itself on being one of America’s Most Literate Cities.

A Perfect Poem? “The Doe” by C. K. Williams

by Christopher Phelps Poetry and Poetics

A Perfect Poem? “The Doe” by C. K. Williams

By Christopher Phelps

Here’s a question: What to do with (how to view) a poem you can’t help but think of as perfect?

Nov

2011

Here’s a question: What to do with (how to view) a poem you can’t help but think of as perfect?

mUutations: Pete Winslow

by Brooks Lampe Poetry and Poetics

mUutations: Pete Winslow

By Brooks Lampe

Pete Winslow is a very minor Beat surrealist poet who died young and only published a few books.

Oct

2011

Pete Winslow is a very minor Beat surrealist poet who died young and only published a few books.

The Old Rocker

by Joe Weil Poetry and Poetics

The Old Rocker

By Joe Weil

It was the sort of chair working class people purchased on the way up along with the upright spinet to prove they were no longer poor.

Oct

2011

It was the sort of chair working class people purchased on the way up along with the upright spinet to prove they were no longer poor.

mUutations: Kaufman’s CINCOPRHENICPOET

by Brooks Lampe Poetry and Poetics

mUutations: Kaufman’s CINCOPRHENICPOET

By Brooks Lampe

This process of differentiation comes at a cost, however, alienating the rebel from his cultural and ideological context.

Oct

2011

This process of differentiation comes at a cost, however, alienating the rebel from his cultural and ideological context.

A Truly Democratic Poetry

by Joe Weil Poetry and Poetics

A Truly Democratic Poetry

By Joe Weil

American literature sprung truly from the soil of democracy would be lively, but unrefined, poor on rules of thumb, sacrificing refinement to vitality.

Oct

2011

American literature sprung truly from the soil of democracy would be lively, but unrefined, poor on rules of thumb, sacrificing refinement to vitality.

mUutations: Lorca’s SPIRAL

by Brooks Lampe Poetry and Poetics

mUutations: Lorca’s SPIRAL

By Brooks Lampe

Here’s a poem by Federico Garcia Lorca that could change your life, if your name is Euclid or Bernhard Reimann.

Sep

2011

Here’s a poem by Federico Garcia Lorca that could change your life, if your name is Euclid or Bernhard Reimann.

Collective Brightness

by Christopher Phelps Poetry and Poetics

Collective Brightness

By Christopher Phelps

When love and all its fruit come into question, you know you have a problem.

Sep

2011

When love and all its fruit come into question, you know you have a problem.

Toward a more Combative and Passionate Reading of Poems

by Joe Weil Poetry and Poetics

Toward a more Combative and Passionate Reading of Poems

By Joe Weil

I am about to model for you a form of close reading that does not need effort so much as stealth, and curiosity, and the willingness to wrestle with angels.

Sep

2011

I am about to model for you a form of close reading that does not need effort so much as stealth, and curiosity, and the willingness to wrestle with angels.