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The Lighter Side: Norman Stock Knows Our Pain
In a review copy of Norman Stock’s new collection, Pickled Dreams Naked (NYQ Books), we came across the first honest poem we’ve ever read about poetry readings.… continue reading...
Month: April 2011
The Craft of Poetry: A Bibliography of Resources in English
1. Precursors / chronological by country
A) England
Gascoigne, George. “Certayne Notes of Instruction concerning the making of verse or ryme in English…” In The Posies of George Gascoigne.… continue reading...
The Craft of Poetry: A Bibliography of Resources in English (Introduction)
Few fields have ever been transformed by bibliographical work in the way that literary prosody was changed by the publication of T. V. F. Brogan’s English Versification, 1570 – 1980: A Reference Guide with a Global Appendix (or “EVRG” to its admirers). … continue reading...
The Lighter Side: Why We Still Hate Poetry Readings
The editors of the CPR wish to thank our readers for their comments, and letters, on the subject of “poetry readings.” Our very short and sarcastic list created a tiff among a number of “the touchy tribe” who seemed to take offense at the notion that all contemporary poetry readings are not wonderfully entertaining events.… continue reading...
