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| ~M~
Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 30974 Registered: 11-1998 |
. Dearest Membership -- Here is the ninth in The Poet's Note Card series. These Note Cards come from a book entitled The Mind's Eye: A Guide to Writing Poetry, by Kevin Clark. Mr. Clark is a winner of the Distinguished Teaching Award, is a university professor at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, and a widely published poet. This book on the teaching of poetry writing is concise, practical, and has been designed specifically for a college-level term. It includes a progression of lessons, example poems, and stimulating exercises. While most advanced poets already know these things, it doesn't hurt to review them. Or to learn them if you are a beginner to the craft of poetry making. I'll try to bring you a Poet's Note Card every so often. While you might not agree with every point Mr. Clark makes, I do hope these note cards serve to help those who are new to poetry by providing some basic foundation of information on which to build. Oh, and I do recommend that you acquire the book. It's an excellent textbook, especially if you would like to attend a college-level poetry writing course, but cannot for whatever reason. The link above (click on the book's title) will take you to the WPF BookShop and the Amazon description of the book. Thanks for reading! Love, M (Administrator) ------------------------------------------------- The Poet's Note Card -- #9 from The Mind's Eye: A Guide to Writing Poetry by Kevin Clark Shapes of the Imagination 1. Free verse is the primary rhythmic standard in contemporary poetry. 2. Counting syllables (syllabics) is a good way to practice line structure before trying metrics. 3. Metrics are predetermined rhythmic patterns and lengths (e.g., iambic pentameter) that poets sometimes use as guides for their lines. 4. Many contemporary poems are marked by a “ghost pentameter,” i.e., a free-verse rhythm that approximates the cadence of iambic pentameter. 5. Conventional forms (i.e., sonnets, villanelles, and sestinas) are challenging structural devices giving poets an opportunity to invent strategies that appeal to contemporary readers. . | ||
| Rania S. Watts
Advanced Member Username: cementcoveredcherries Post Number: 1310 Registered: 04-2008 |
Dear M, With all the crap you are dealing with, you still managed to post number 9! You've no idea the appreciation I feel. Warm wishes, Rania S. Watts "You will hardly know who I am or what I mean" ~ Walt Whitman Cement Covered Cherries |
