One of the joys of poetry for me is rhyme. I love Dickinson's slant rhyme. Bob Dylan the way he'll slide pronunciation for the rhyme. And hip hop -- it's amazing all the words rappers find to rhyme.
I like internal rhyme schemes just as much as end rhyme. Sometimes it's the act of discovering what the poet is up to with rhyme that's fun for me. Rhyme also provides a clue to form -- is it a sonnet, villanelle, or lullaby?
Our poet today is the best kind of rhymer. His rhyme is natural, not forced; surprising in pleasing ways; and fresh.
Eric McHenry ...
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Poet introduction (3)
I'm a Northerner. My immigrant roots are Northern European (Dutch + English). "North" the word comes from old English "north" and sounds similar in Dutch "noord." I've always lived in states that border Canada -- New York, Montana, now Washington.
Thinking about being a Northern American I realized in North America I was actually a Centralist.
This shift in thinking from American to North American gives you a different perspective. It opens you up to a wider world.
Today's poet enriches our perspective of being North American.
Raul Sanchez ...
Thinking about being a Northern American I realized in North America I was actually a Centralist.
This shift in thinking from American to North American gives you a different perspective. It opens you up to a wider world.
Today's poet enriches our perspective of being North American.
Raul Sanchez ...
Friday, July 04, 2008
Input (v)
Reading: Some of the alphabet by Ron Silliman (Demo to Ink, Toner, Xing); "Paterson" by William Carlos Williams.
DVD: The Deadliest Catch.
Download: Husker Du "Warehouse: Songs and Stories."
DVD: The Deadliest Catch.
Download: Husker Du "Warehouse: Songs and Stories."
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Poet introduction (2)
"Public" comes from the Latin populus for people. Public are activities done for the people, in front of the people, publicly.
"Pub" is short for public drinking house -- a place where people can talk publicly, discuss public matters. I imagined the People's Party was started in a pub. When I check Wikipedia, I found it's not true but did find that the third governor of Washington state elected in 1897 was a member of the People's Party. Mostly a Western states movement, members of the People's Party were known as Populists.
Populists appeal to the common public and not established interests. Today's poet's appeal is his poetry -- what people are concerned with, not what the establishment expects.
Cody Walker ...
"Pub" is short for public drinking house -- a place where people can talk publicly, discuss public matters. I imagined the People's Party was started in a pub. When I check Wikipedia, I found it's not true but did find that the third governor of Washington state elected in 1897 was a member of the People's Party. Mostly a Western states movement, members of the People's Party were known as Populists.
Populists appeal to the common public and not established interests. Today's poet's appeal is his poetry -- what people are concerned with, not what the establishment expects.
Cody Walker ...
Input (iv)
Reading - "Dharma Bums" and "Desolation Angels" Jack Kerouac; "Collected Works" Lorine Niedecker.
Movie - "Rocker Girls."
Download - "Heretic Pride" The Mountain Goats.
Movie - "Rocker Girls."
Download - "Heretic Pride" The Mountain Goats.
