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The Ironic and the Un-Ironic: the Role of the Hero in Ashbery and Creeley

by Andrew Field Poetry and Poetics

The Ironic and the Un-Ironic: the Role of the Hero in Ashbery and Creeley

By Andrew Field

If Ashbery’s poems are premised, if distantly, on a hope for the future, a hope for new imaginary communities, a hope for a new way of speaking, Creeley’s poem are cynical about the future, isolated from community, and unable to even speak.

Jan
21
2013
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If Ashbery’s poems are premised, if distantly, on a hope for the future, a hope for new imaginary communities, a hope for a new way of speaking, Creeley’s poem are cynical about the future, isolated from community, and unable to even speak.

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
05
2011
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Meta-lord of the cloud-lords of meta of!

Rimbaud’s Last Revelation

by Alfred Corn Poetry and Poetics

Rimbaud’s Last Revelation

By Alfred Corn

Ashbery’s translation is the best we have in English so far.

Jul
26
2011
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Ashbery’s translation is the best we have in English so far.

Tom Sleigh, Anthropologist

by Micah Towery Poetry and Poetics

Tom Sleigh, Anthropologist

By Micah Towery

Formality, in this case, allows Sleigh to achieve a reflexivity and self-awareness without the cloying injections that deliberately remind the reader of the existence of the poet.

Jun
29
2011
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Formality, in this case, allows Sleigh to achieve a reflexivity and self-awareness without the cloying injections that deliberately remind the reader of the existence of the poet.

A Beautifully Scrambled Egg

by Brooks Lampe Aesthetics

A Beautifully Scrambled Egg

By Brooks Lampe

Mathews is just talking about how to cook eggs. He’s paying really close attention to both the delicate things eggs are the delicate process of cooking them. What for? Because it’s frickin’ awesome. Shut up and enjoy the eggs.

Oct
19
2010
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Mathews is just talking about how to cook eggs. He’s paying really close attention to both the delicate things eggs are the delicate process of cooking them. What for? Because it’s frickin’ awesome. Shut up and enjoy the eggs.

Looking at Ballad Form, and the Nature of Voice

by Joe Weil Art

Looking at Ballad Form, and the Nature of Voice

By Joe Weil

We are in traditional ballad country the second Auden writes “As I Walked Out One Evening” (see “The Streets of Laredo”). He is not mocking the structure or form of the ballad (except perhaps the way a lover would tease his beloved); he is reveling in the cliche. He trusts his own ability to have fun with cliché (something Ashbery also trusts).

Mar
31
2010
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We are in traditional ballad country the second Auden writes “As I Walked Out One Evening” (see “The Streets of Laredo”). He is not mocking the structure or form of the ballad (except perhaps the way a lover would tease his beloved); he is reveling in the cliche. He trusts his own ability to have fun with cliché (something Ashbery also trusts).