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The Role of the Poet
Rereading and reexamining Tim Seibles's "An Open Letter," I'm caught by the line "What the hell happened to the notion of poet as town crier, rabble rouser, shaman, court jester, priestess, visionary, madman?" I'm wondering if, after attending a few open mikes, teaching a few classes and reading a few books from the library, poets haven't forgotten ( Read more... ) -
Eye to the Telescope desperate for submissions!
As a reminder, the deadline for Eye to the Telescope is only two days away. There have been very few submissions, so I encourage everybody to check out the call and start writing. http://eyetothetelescope.com/submit.html
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SOULJA BOY HAT/ BASEBALL CAP
SOULJA BOY HAT/ BASEBALL CAP
"And flame
is the mind, the wet hands
mark on strange islands
of warmth.”
-Amiri Baraka
• Yarn Content: 100% Cotton
• Color: Red And Yellow
CARE INSTRUCTIONS:
Hand wash cold and lay flat to dry.
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ALPACA BLEND SLOUCHY HAT
ALPACA BLEND SLOUCHY HAT
"Her sky-high softness is such that if a newborn is placed on her back, he will not feel a bone of the animal.”
-Gabriela Mistral
PLEASE NOTE: This yarn does contain wool, so if you're irritated by or allergic to wool, I wouldn't recommend purchasing this item ( Read more... ) -
SLOUCHY HAT / BERET
SLOUCHY HAT / BERET ( Read more... ) -
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NECK WARMER SCARF/BUTTONED COWL
"You will become foam on the crest of the waves.”
-Hans Christian Andersen
PLEASE NOTE: This yarn does contain wool, so if you're irritated by or allergic to wool, I wouldn't recommend purchasing this item.
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New Hat
Here is a new hat I made. I'm trying to think of a poem or story for it to be named after. The colors are my son's team colors. His team name is The Bees, so I was thinking Innishfree or Plath's Beehives, but neither of those seem right. Innishfree would be the same colors, but more tweed based, I think ( Read more... ) -
Some thoughts after an open mike...
In the beginning of his book, Buffalo Head Solos, Tim Seibles writes the following:
AN OPEN LETTER
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Metaphors, Part 1
For some, the metaphor (a large title with includes not only traditional metaphor, but also simile and juxtaposition), is one of the defining qualities of poetry. Indeed, if one accuses or champions a prose writer or being "poetic," one of the first things they look at is the use of metaphor ( Read more... ) -
Dwarf Stars by genre
I've been asked to divvy up the most recent Dwarf Stars by genre, with the accusation that it seemed to "horror" heavy. So, for starters, going through the table of contents, this is how I see Dwarf Stars 2011 broken up by genre:
Scifi:
“Solo missions, I do all I can” • Camille Alexander
“stargazing” • Aurora Antonovic
Ghost/Machine • Shelly Bryant
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