Poetry
National Poetry Month Resources
Was I running a blog? Has it been a year? Let’s just say LONG story and leave it at that shall we? Meanwhile, what you really want follows here:
On the eve of National Poetry Month, I thought I’d compile some useful resources. I’m a longtime member of both the AAP, AWP, and the PSA–which are [...]
Poetry Friday: Wallace Stevens’ The Emperor of Ice-Cream
The Emperor of Ice Cream
by Wallace Stevens, from Harmonium
Call the roller of big cigars,
The muscular one, and bid him whip
In kitchen cups concupiscent curds.
Let the wenches dwadle in such dress
As they are used to wear, and let the boys
Bring flowers in last month’s newspapers.
Let be be finale of seem.
The only emperor is the emperor of [...]
On Wallace Stevens’ “The Snow Man”
Okay, the much belated entry on Stevens’ “The Snow Man.” If you haven’t had a look at the poem itself yet, find it here in Poetry Friday stack.
This particular poem has been with me since my freshman year of college. And I still find things in it I hadn’t noticed before. Like just now, I [...]
National Poetry Month at Homeschool Kid Lit
Fitting that our month devoted to poetry begins with a day for fools. I say that in all love–I think it takes being something of a fool to be something as a poet.
Fools take risks. They do tricks. They get away with all manner of outrageous words and deeds. They don’t ask for the attention [...]
Some Thoughts on Poetry and Speed
Okay, time for a confession: I’m a poet. Academically trained, have a book out and everything. But I’ve been working outside the genre the last couple of years–doing some other worthy and exciting projects, including my first science fiction stories.
Now though, poetry’s calling me back and I’m moving that direction, not just as a writer [...]
