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| ~M~
Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 31350 Registered: 11-1998 |
. Dearest Membership -- Here is the fifteenth 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 -- #15 from The Mind's Eye: A Guide to Writing Poetry by Kevin Clark More Imaginative Paths 1. An eckphrastic poem is inspired by a work of visual art. 2. Rarely about sports, good sports poems sometimes appeal to our sense of struggle. 3. In poetry, the four senses other than sight can often play an important role in achieving new imaginative awareness. 4. A good comic poem is never merely humorous; the comic component always underscores the poem’s serious intent. Rather than rely on puns or punch lines, it’s often best to demonstrate inelasticity in the protagonist. 5. Religious or spiritual poems need a protagonist who attempts to overcome a conflict. God simply can’t step in and save the day. The Poet's Note Card -- #1 The Poet's Note Card -- #2 The Poet’s Note Card -- #3 The Poet’s Note Card -- #4 The Poet’s Note Card -- #5 The Poet’s Note Card -- #6 The Poet’s Note Card -- #7 The Poet’s Note Card -- #8 The Poet’s Note Card -- #9 The Poet’s Note Card -- #10 The Poet’s Note Card-- #11 The Poet’s Note Card -- #12 The Poet’s Note Card -- #13 The Poet’s Note Card -- #14 . | ||
| Rania S. Watts
Advanced Member Username: cementcoveredcherries Post Number: 1868 Registered: 04-2008 |
Thank you so much M! "I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning, and took out a comma. In the afternoon I put it back again." ~ Oscar Wilde "You will hardly know who I am or what I mean" ~ Walt Whitman Cement Covered Cherry |
