SHREDDED
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The Cold Tap Sings
the p-word
Tag: Poetics
January 9, 2015
DISTRACTED
‘Distracted from distraction by distraction.’
T.S. Eliot, ‘Four Quartets, 1: Burnt Norton’, in Collected Poems 1909-1962 (Faber & Faber)
December 1, 2014
SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT POETRY
after Padgett Powell
Are the best poems questions or answers?
Can poetry be taught? Who should teach it?
What is the point of that poem about
Plums? If I were to write, for example,
‘Deep in the forest the fern fronds unfurl’,
Would you find it outdated, poetic,
Or plain weird? Is poetry outdated?
What does a poet look like exactly?
Do you think there is sufficient order
In the world to justify perfect rhyme?
What level of disorder, in your view,
Would justify free verse? Do you believe,
As some do, that poets ‘feel’ more
Than the average human being? Well?
Are the best poems answers or questions?
November 2, 2014
CAMARADEFEST II
Fantastic day at Camaradefest II last weekend. 100 poets in 50 pairs read new collaborations over the course of one day at Rich Mix in Shoreditch, London. Here’s mine and Sarah Dawson‘s. It was incredibly inspiring & humbling to be part of this unique event celebrating the breadth of contemporary [experimental] poetry in the uk. Watch the rest of the videos here.
August 17, 2014
ONLY POETRY ISN’T SHIT
‘Poetry is the one thing that isn’t contaminated, the one thing that isn’t part of the game. Only poetry—and let me be clear, only some of it—is good for you, only poetry isn’t shit.’
Roberto Bolaño, 2666 (Picador)
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