Saving Daylight sounds good--the title intrigues me. And I'd agree about Wild Iris. Still no clue for me.
*sigh*
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baby wonton killer
Saving Daylight sounds good--the title intrigues me. And I'd agree about Wild Iris. Still no clue for me.
*sigh*
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Because, if the poet isn’t careful, meaning has a way of too insistently shouldering its way in, so that we readers then have the meaning but miss the experience.
Christopher Ricks, Introduction to Austin Clarke’s Collected Poems
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Just in case any of these inspire anyone, here are the ones I'm still trying to decide between:
Zoe Skoulding - Remains of a Future City
Matthew Francis - Mandeville
Robert Minhinnick - King Driftwood
And I've also got Owen Sheers' The Blue Book (but I'm not yet hugely impressed so I'll probably not do that one). And there are a few more in the post!
Partly I'm not sure whether to pick one I've dipped into already or whether to start fresh and unbiased at the start of the month.
I'm definitely taking note of other books people mention on here. But I haven't even caught up on all the interesting ones from last year...
professional gecko wrangler
Just a question. The book I have chosen contains 'prose fragments' among the poems. I think they may constitute 'prose poems' but I'm not sure. They might deserve a comment though in the context of the collection of poems. Would this be OK?
The little guy behind the curtain
I'd think so.
"Poetry is not a code to be broken but a way of seeing with the eyes shut." -- Linda Pastan
sometimes I believe the light is real
I made a last minute decision to jump in and went to the bookstore today looking for something by Brenda Shaughnessy. I've enjoyed her work in anthologies and I did find her second book.
Then I had the inspiration to try someone new by looking at the blurbs on the back cover of the Shaughnessy. Whoever I found would be my June poet.
In this way I ended up buying Modern Life by Matthea Harvey. I was sold by the first random page I turned to.
Now I see Mike Lane has registered Ms Harvey. Are doubles allowed?
I don't know if I can make an alternate choice by the end of the day. I have other unread books on the shelf, but they're mostly by dead white men.
Could I perhaps start a day late?
embrace the eyeball ethic
professional gecko wrangler
Bill, I can't help with the 'doubling up' of poets in the threads, but as far as the starting late goes, the rules say that's OK. By the end you need 15 posts about 15 poems, that's all.. when they're done doesn't matter. The suggestion is that you start on time, or at least as close to it as possible, but it's not a requirement.
ex-lion tamer
I'd say it's fine to do Matthea Harvey, even if someone else is also doing it. You won't cover exactly the same poems, and different perspectives are interesting in themselves.
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There are some translations in my book, and although they are contemporary, the poems they are versions of are not. Is it OK to discuss these?
Beth
ex-lion tamer
Yes, no problem.
a duck's back of water
*spritz*
Don't mind me ... just cleaning trollspoor
I am not as good as I think I am -- Scavella's mantra, Nov 2006
baby wonton killer
OK, it has been asked if threads that weren't finished during June maybe be completed now.
Heck yes. Life can get messy and we understand that. So--if you didn't finish your NaPoReMo thread during the June but would like to do so now, please. Go right ahead.
No new threads, sorry--this pertains to those who particpated earlier only.
Questions? Please, ask away.
maybe I can finish MINE now. Was feeling like such a slacker
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Because, if the poet isn’t careful, meaning has a way of too insistently shouldering its way in, so that we readers then have the meaning but miss the experience.
Christopher Ricks, Introduction to Austin Clarke’s Collected Poems
Fun and felicitous PFFA patron
Considering I was drowning in work and didn't even make one post, apart from the set-up, trying to finish off now might be a bit extreme! :-)
However, I would perhaps like to make at least one post to summarise what I thought of the book, since I did at least manage to read it and I reckon it deserves some notice. Does that sound fair?
(It may take me a little while to organise my thoughts, but the intention is definitely there.)
K.
The little guy behind the curtain
That would be all right, I think.
"Poetry is not a code to be broken but a way of seeing with the eyes shut." -- Linda Pastan
baby wonton killer
kamala--I think that would be great--might borrow that idea myself. Cool.
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Because, if the poet isn’t careful, meaning has a way of too insistently shouldering its way in, so that we readers then have the meaning but miss the experience.
Christopher Ricks, Introduction to Austin Clarke’s Collected Poems
Fun and felicitous PFFA patron
Great, thanks!
I'll start getting my thoughts in order. I may be some time...
K.
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