poems

Poetry Monk

by Joe Weil Arts & Society

Poetry Monk

By Joe Weil

Sometimes I no longer desire to teach the way I have been teaching–not because I am ungrateful, but because I wish to do a fair day’s work.

Oct
03
2012
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Sometimes I no longer desire to teach the way I have been teaching–not because I am ungrateful, but because I wish to do a fair day’s work.

In a Dark Room: Jericho Brown

by Saeed Jones Reviews & Interviews

In a Dark Room: Jericho Brown

By Saeed Jones

They dream they are dreaming, and in that dream they never have to wake again.

Aug
20
2012
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They dream they are dreaming, and in that dream they never have to wake again.

In a Dark Room: Jon Sands

by Saeed Jones Reviews & Interviews

In a Dark Room: Jon Sands

By Saeed Jones

My poems have roommates, and until two weeks ago, slept on a loft bed they bought in 2006 while still a paralegal.

Aug
13
2012
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My poems have roommates, and until two weeks ago, slept on a loft bed they bought in 2006 while still a paralegal.

The Disappearing: Introduction

by THEthe Poetry Blog Editors Red Room

The Disappearing: Introduction

By THEthe Poetry Blog Editors

The Disappearing is a new app for iPhone, iPad and Android that (literally) explores poetry and place. Beginning with a collection of over 100 poems about Sydney, the app creates a poetic map charting traces, fragmentary histories, impressions and memories.

Jul
06
2012
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The Disappearing is a new app for iPhone, iPad and Android that (literally) explores poetry and place. Beginning with a collection of over 100 poems about Sydney, the app creates a poetic map charting traces, fragmentary histories, impressions and memories.

THEthe Red Room Collaboration

by THEthe Poetry Blog Editors Red Room

THEthe Red Room Collaboration

By THEthe Poetry Blog Editors

THEthe Poetry and The Red Room Company are teaming up to share poems across the oceans.

May
15
2012
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THEthe Poetry and The Red Room Company are teaming up to share poems across the oceans.

2011: End of the Year Poem & Book Roundup

by Metta Sama Poetry and Poetics

2011: End of the Year Poem & Book Roundup

By Metta Sama

b bearhart, Alexander Long, and Jonterri Gadson name their favorite books and poems from the 2011.

Dec
29
2011
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b bearhart, Alexander Long, and Jonterri Gadson name their favorite books and poems from the 2011.

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
07
2011
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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.

Didactic Sonnet

by Joe Weil Academia

Didactic Sonnet

By Joe Weil

If Plato came back today and saw the workshop, craft obsessed nature of poetics, he’d give his approval, but not for reasons poets might like: Plato would approve because the stupidity of inspiration has been removed from the writing of poems.

Aug
02
2011
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If Plato came back today and saw the workshop, craft obsessed nature of poetics, he’d give his approval, but not for reasons poets might like: Plato would approve because the stupidity of inspiration has been removed from the writing of poems.

Ur Poems: David Shapiro

by David Shapiro Music

Ur Poems: David Shapiro

By David Shapiro

My first memory of my father is: “Hurled headlong flaming!”

Jan
28
2011
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My first memory of my father is: “Hurled headlong flaming!”

How Beauty (No Stronger Than a Flower) Shall Hold a Plea

by Christopher Phelps Philosophy

How Beauty (No Stronger Than a Flower) Shall Hold a Plea

By Christopher Phelps

These poems thread and rethread the nature of identity—in theology and philosophy, called the problem of haecceity.

Nov
28
2010
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These poems thread and rethread the nature of identity—in theology and philosophy, called the problem of haecceity.

How to Edit Poems in a Workshop (Towards a Different Kind of Workshop, Part III)

by Joe Weil Poetry and Poetics

How to Edit Poems in a Workshop (Towards a Different Kind of Workshop, Part III)

By Joe Weil

Break up into groups, something they love to do now-a-days: Line/space coach, image/word choice coach, rhythm/syntax coach, and meaning/subtext coach.

Oct
30
2010
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Break up into groups, something they love to do now-a-days: Line/space coach, image/word choice coach, rhythm/syntax coach, and meaning/subtext coach.

Scotch Wave of Light

by Genevieve Burger-Weiser Poetry and Poetics

Scotch Wave of Light

By Genevieve Burger-Weiser

Klein speaks for those of us who are trying to decipher between what is real and what is illusion; these poems depict a speaker who is, like many of us today, trying to stay not only alive, but sentient, all the while bearing witness to the current tides of war, financial collapse, and personal loss.

Oct
18
2010
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Klein speaks for those of us who are trying to decipher between what is real and what is illusion; these poems depict a speaker who is, like many of us today, trying to stay not only alive, but sentient, all the while bearing witness to the current tides of war, financial collapse, and personal loss.