One of the things I often tell writers regardless of whether they are poets, fiction or nonfiction writers is that we must inhabit our form, live within it to understand what we can and can’t do. Here’s a little example: When I was in graduate school, one of my professors (my favorite professor, Ben Kimpel, […]
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In the Sheldon Jackson Museum where I work, I get to sit among the collection of priceless objects from each of Alaska’s Native cultures. It’s impossible not to notice that every object is embellished with artwork. Among our Tlingit people, clan designs decorate every utilitarian object: bentwood boxes, carved bowls, sheep horn spoons, Chilkat blankets,
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A poem’s form consists of the structural “rules” concerning elements like meter, rhyme, alliteration, or repetition. Each poetic form is like a different shaped vase into which water (language) can be poured. Each form has its own particular way of shaping meaning and progressing through a thought. Each has a unique system of organization and
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