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William Carlos Williams – My new favorite poet
This week in ModPo we wrote about two versions of a poem by William Carlos Williams, “Young Woman at a Window.” Version 1. Version 2. My essay on imagism follows. Before I get to that, I want to...
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A second poem
I had originally planned on editing a single poem over and over again for 52 iterations (one per week for a year). I’m now going to start a second poem, and keep iterating on both, since I’m a little...
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Poem 2.2
Version two of poem two. The more modern style is difficult. Still no title either, for that matter. I’ll offer you a piece of me. For just $25 Per hour. A holy swap of souls. So simple and unseen....
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Modern poetry poem of poems
I took the Coursera class in Modern and Contemporary American Poety. It just finished this week. I enjoyed the class, despite no background whatsoever in poetry – modern or otherwise. I created a poem...
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Cabbages: Another Haiku, inspired by ModPo
I wrote a quick Haiku today, inspired by the class I took in Modern and Contemporary American Poetry with Al Filreis. I noticed many of the poems could be read meta-poetically. That’s what inspired...
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Siri howls
Inspired in part by the conceptual poetry from my Modern American Poetry class, I used Siri to transcribe a recording of Allen Ginsberg reading Howl (part one). I did not need a transcription. This was...
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Making the most of MOOCs
I love to learn new things. I love MOOCs (Massive, Open, Online Courses). I’ve taken courses in science fiction, modern American poetry, Python programming, logic, philosophy, and songwriting. While...
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Every writer should read Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman’s use of free verse became appreciated by composers seeking a more fluid approach to setting text. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Every writer should read Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. Read...
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Every writer should read Jack Kerouac
The title of this post isn’t exactly true. Reading Jack Kerouac won’t get you much, in my opinion. For example, you could read “October in the Railroad Earth.” Go ahead. Be sure to come back. I’ll...
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Poems to make 4-year-olds memorize
English: Portrait of Allen Ginsberg and Bob Dylan by Elsa Dorfman (1975) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Someone asked me to recommend poems for their 4-year-old to memorize. Rather than question this...
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