12 x 12: Conversations in 21st-Century Poetry and Poetics
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (849 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1587297914 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 284 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jennifer Dick said Biased, yes I am. It is unfair to say anything about this book without admitting I am part of it, one of the honored invited "young" authors. But I am adding this review as the rest of the book was a great experience for me as a reader. It was a discovery, of first a few poets work (such as Sabrina Orah Mark) who I was not yet familiar with, but, more exciting, of the prose exchanges between authors I had read.To see how two people think about and share reflections on poetry, the word, the role of t. "Timeless discussions between poets" according to Sue W.. If you are interested in poetry and/or the process of writing poetry,this is the book to read. In the introduction, the editors discusspoetics and some of the conversations between poets and their mentors.Dr. Wilkinson's description of poetry brings the process to life andis worth the price of admission! A wonderful poet himself (winner ofthe Iowa Poetry Prize) and a professor of poetry, Joshua MarieWilkinson has also edited "Poets on Teaching - a Sourcebook" - anotherinspiring pre
Punctuated by poems from each contributor, 12 × 12 brings together an unparalleled range of poets and poetries, men and women from around the world, working poets for whom the form vitally matters. Christina Mengert and Joshua Marie Wilkinson have assembled an expansive and searching view of the world through the eyes of twenty-four of our most vital and engaging poets. Contributors Jennifer K. Bringing together penetrating conversations between poets of different generations as they explore process and poetics, poetry’s influence o
It shows how elder poets can listen to younger ones, how the enterprise of poetry is at once rebellion and continuation. These twelve interviews—students and teachers, younger poets and faraway mentors, or near-contemporaries breaking ground together—show how some sharp, thoughtful poets of the rising generation think about their mentors; it also shows how both generations think about those preexisting poems, about words and verse and art, about such loaded abstractions as community and politics and such freighted practicaliti