Poetry Reading

Publishing a volume of

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. Don Marquis

I do believe that one’s writing life needs to be kept separate from Po-Biz. Personally, I deal with this by not attending too many poetry readings, primarily reading dead poets or poems in translation, reading Poets & Writers only once for grant/contest information before I quickly dispose of it, and not reading Poetry Daily. Ever. … Read more

I just think that

I just think that the world of workshops – I’ve written a poem that is a parody of workshop talk, I’ve written a poem that is a kind of parody of a garrulous poet at a poetry reading who spends an inordinate amount of time explaining the poem before reading it, I’ve written a number … Read more

I hope any poem

I hope any poem I’ve ever written could stand on its own and not need to be a part of biography, critical theory or cultural studies. I don’t want to give a poetry reading and have to provide the story behind the poem in order for it to make sense to an audience. I certainly … Read more

It’s not a love

It’s not a love of poetry readings that attracts those who do come to them but theater.
A. R. Ammons