I was mentored by a professor with some very strong opinions about what qualifies as poetry, a classics curmudgeon, his daily tea steeped in Latin. He didn’t consider slam poetry as true poetry. He didn’t consider the lyrics of songs as poetry. I even had difficulty in talking to him about the various poetic traditions… Continue reading Musings on “The Art of Haiku” ch. 1
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Reading that book I bought twelve years ago by Stephen Addiss
Twelve years ago, after taking a special 1-on-1 poetry mentor class with C. Wade Bentley where I practiced writing free verse poetry, I decided to make a self-study of haiku. As part of that, I finally decided to buy a book I had been eyeing for a year at the local Barnes & Noble “The… Continue reading Reading that book I bought twelve years ago by Stephen Addiss
Poetry is Delicious
When I hear someone say that they don’t like poetry, whether it’s my freshman students sitting down for my lesson on haiku and the writing process or my sexagenarian neighbor walking her dog down the sidewalk, I am stunned. This isn’t because this is a response I am not expecting, but because I can feel… Continue reading Poetry is Delicious
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