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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.

Jan

2013

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

2012

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

2012

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

All Around Meaning

by Joe Weil Poetry and Poetics

All Around Meaning

By Joe Weil

Idiots wait on both sides of the fence.

Aug

2012

Idiots wait on both sides of the fence.

In a Dark Room: Jeannine Gailey

by Saeed Jones Reviews & Interviews

In a Dark Room: Jeannine Gailey

By Saeed Jones

My poems want to rescue you but are often only able to watch.

Jul

2012

My poems want to rescue you but are often only able to watch.

In a Dark Room: Tom Hunley

by Saeed Jones Reviews & Interviews

In a Dark Room: Tom Hunley

By Saeed Jones

It was late in the smoke-painted bar, a quarter past the blue hour.

Jul

2012

It was late in the smoke-painted bar, a quarter past the blue hour.

Songs That Influenced My Poetry

by Joe Weil Poetry and Poetics

Songs That Influenced My Poetry

By Joe Weil

My first and last love are songs.

Mar

2012

My first and last love are songs.

Alfred Corn’s Transatlantic Bridge

by Alfred Corn eBooks

Alfred Corn’s Transatlantic Bridge

By Alfred Corn

Poet, fiction writer, and critic Alfred Corn applies his special language skills to a comparison of the two dominant versions of the English language. The United States and Britain have been described as “divided by a common language,” but this guide will help speakers from both countries make their way in the other.

Feb

2012

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.

Announcing Poetry Comics! Sommer Browning & Noah Eli Gordon

by Bianca Stone Poetry Comics

Announcing Poetry Comics! Sommer Browning & Noah Eli Gordon

By Bianca Stone

The visual has always been an important means of communication, from caveman paintings, to graphic novels, to IKEA instruction manuals.

Nov

2011

The visual has always been an important means of communication, from caveman paintings, to graphic novels, to IKEA instruction manuals.

Metaphysicians in the Dark: Poetry, Thinking, and Nostalgia for the Idea

by Daniel Tutt Poetry and Poetics

Metaphysicians in the Dark: Poetry, Thinking, and Nostalgia for the Idea

By Daniel Tutt

Does poetry think with philosophy? Or might we re-pose the question: does poetry rely on philosophy to think?

Sep

2011

Does poetry think with philosophy? Or might we re-pose the question: does poetry rely on philosophy to think?

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

2011

Kenneth Burke: Do you Eros into Logos? (with a note on Tu Fu)

by Micah Towery Poetry and Poetics

Kenneth Burke: Do you Eros into Logos? (with a note on Tu Fu)

By Micah Towery

Poets who write for self-expression write awful poetry. They don’t seek advice but affirmation.

Mar

2011

Poets who write for self-expression write awful poetry. They don’t seek advice but affirmation.

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