Thank you! This was hastily written so I was thinking that I could elaborate on it a bit and use a poem or two (probably something in the public domain) to illustrate the points. I wonder what would be a good free verse poem that is open to the public?
Probably any of Whitman’s short poems would work. For example, this one is like a very short story, with a gut punch at the end. Free verse, yet he goosed it with prosodic effects. I like the dramatic sense of inevitability in the trochaic stretch about the blankets. And how he changes the blankets’ color from brown to gray. But for the color, this could be snow he’s describing, like he’s alluding to a common metaphor rather than using it outright.
I love this Zina!!! I will use every bit of this well stated advice (and well learned) when I read poetry. I miss reading yours. Hope school is going well!
I think this is helpful! I read tonight’s poem once earlier today, and this helped bring a few things to the surface even just from that cursory reading.
I wasn’t able to join the conversation last night, but I’ve really enjoyed the few of Heaney’s poems that I’ve read (including the Beowulf translation) ❤️
Zina, just beautifully done. Elegant, humane approach. Chris
Excellent technique! I just read it out to my daughter and she loves the method. We will try this with our daily poems.
Love this!
Thank you, David!
This could have really expedited some college essays 😅 Thank you, Zina!
Well, you can pick up any poem now and use this! This has made my poetry studies significantly easier!
I love it! What a very helpful mnemonic and technique. Definitely printing this out to share with my own students.
Thank you! This was hastily written so I was thinking that I could elaborate on it a bit and use a poem or two (probably something in the public domain) to illustrate the points. I wonder what would be a good free verse poem that is open to the public?
Probably any of Whitman’s short poems would work. For example, this one is like a very short story, with a gut punch at the end. Free verse, yet he goosed it with prosodic effects. I like the dramatic sense of inevitability in the trochaic stretch about the blankets. And how he changes the blankets’ color from brown to gray. But for the color, this could be snow he’s describing, like he’s alluding to a common metaphor rather than using it outright.
https://poets.org/poem/sight-camp-daybreak-gray-and-dim
Oh, this is a great one. Thanks!
Please do!!! I would love to see what you have been up to.
I will see what I can do!
Thank you for always being willing to teach and share :)
I love this Zina!!! I will use every bit of this well stated advice (and well learned) when I read poetry. I miss reading yours. Hope school is going well!
I was thinking of updating our WAG document. What do you think? I miss you and Emily!
I think this is helpful! I read tonight’s poem once earlier today, and this helped bring a few things to the surface even just from that cursory reading.
I am so glad you found this helpful. Wasn’t “Blackberry-Picking” delightful?
I wasn’t able to join the conversation last night, but I’ve really enjoyed the few of Heaney’s poems that I’ve read (including the Beowulf translation) ❤️
Thank you Zina! A very helpful technique!
Thank you so much, Diane! (BTW - I need to hear your takeaways from the writers institute at UST!)