I saw this piece earlier today, but I got so caught up in Garrison Keillor (here, on Twitter, and at The Rumpus) along with my class prep for this evening that I haven't had the chance. Anyway, the article is on memorizing poetry, and the author wants to know how she should do it more … Continue reading How to Memorize Poems
Oh, Garrison
I came across this piece in the NY Times by Garrison Keillor bemoaning the new world of self-publishing via the twitter feed of Austin Kleon, who suggested Keillor should "just put a gun in your mouth & spare us yr 'you missed the good ol' days' monologue." How could I not click on a link … Continue reading Oh, Garrison
Selling Out in Poetry
There's a Twitter conversation happening on the #poettues hashtag over the question of selling out when it comes to your poetry. The question that started it all was from Robert Lee Brewer: Do you alter your poetry to try for publication? My answer was that if a poem gets rejected a number of times, I'll … Continue reading Selling Out in Poetry
New BP Logo
My old friend Neal put this together, and I wanted to share it. Also, if you're a writer and you want to contribute some work, Poets for Living Waters is looking to respond to current disaster. I'm working on a couple of pieces to send them right now.
Poetic Lives Online
Via HTMLGIANT, Poets for Living Waters has put out a call for submissions. They're calling it a "poetry action in response to the Gulf Oil Disaster of April 20, 2010, one of the most profound man-made ecological catastrophes in history." I rarely link to the same place twice in the same column, but this was … Continue reading Poetic Lives Online
3-D Poetry
Amy is having an(other) effect on me. She's making me think that I can do more with words than just type them. She's been working on, among other things, three-dimensional stories. That, combined with a trip we recently took to the Jaffe Center for Book Arts, has gotten even me interested in trying something I … Continue reading 3-D Poetry
A New Poetry App for the iPhone
Currently, on my iPhone, I have the following poetry-related apps: Vogon Poetry, Poem Flow (reviewed here), iPhrase (like magnetic poetry), WGBH Poetry (videos mostly), multiple e-reader programs, and now, the app from the Poetry Foundation. I've had the Poetry Foundation app for a few days now and I have to say it's a fun little … Continue reading A New Poetry App for the iPhone
Family and Facebook
I haven't been close to my family outside of my daughter for a long time. Even my sister and I have been distant of late, both overwhelmed by the space between us and the pressures of our lives. (She's had it worse, by far--her husband has had incredible health problems, and the economy caused her … Continue reading Family and Facebook
Leaving NASCAR
I tend to write about political subjects over at Incertus, but this is personal too, and I suppose if I'm going to give David Biespiel crap about not seeing poets involved with politics, I should at least occasionally come through. As I've mentioned before, I grew up in the south, and NASCAR was a part … Continue reading Leaving NASCAR
Poetic Lives Online
Austin Kleon's Newspaper Blackout site (along the same lines as his book) is worth checking out. He's also a more than fair Twitterer. Via Harriet, Andrea Lingenfelter talks about "teaching Bay Area children to translate from Chinese and do concrete poetry—at the same time!" I've just recently (like, hours ago) seen some very similar work, … Continue reading Poetic Lives Online
Another Poem to Love 