Articles related to "Book Length Poem"



Lyric Narrative Electric
Before the age of the novel, much of history and literature was written in narrative verse. With the resurgence of book-length poems, we return to our Homeric roots.
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Narrative Beginnings II
Alice Notley and Ellen Bryant Voigt make us live their works, but how? Let’s face it; a book length poem is daunting.
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Book Review of A Newfoundland Journal
In response to her travels on the west coast of Newfoundland in 2003, MacFadyen has created a book-length poem containing vivid and diverse images.
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Definition Dance
Purists mumble “linking narratives are not novels-in-verse!!!” while cuddling their threadbare Lucile. Now, let’s take a moment to sort these concerns out.
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Narratives Cultivated and Wild
Where is the dividing line between “cultivated narratives,” and those which simply grow up wild and organic from the lives of their creators?
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Techniques for Verse Action!
Why and, more importantly, how are novels-in-verse so devastatingly effective in portraying action? Let’s look at techniques used in History: The Home Movie.
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The Golden Gate by Vikram Seth
Vikram Seth's 1986 novel-in-verse was such a long-shot that the author makes Shakespearian voice-overs explaining his hopes and misgivings. Now it's a must-read for poets
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Amy Zoe Mason and Lucile
It’s an altered book based on the 19th century hit novel-in-verse Lucile. It’s fiction. It’s Journal: The Short Life and Mysterious Death of Amy Zoe Mason.
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Anne Carson's Monster
In her novel-in-verse, Autobiography of Red, why has Anne Carson harnessed creatures from Ancient Greece to tell a story of adolescent love in modern Canada?
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Illustrated Poetry
What if poetry books were illustrated in the same way as altered books? Would we read differently? Are words strengthened or weakened by the introduction of image?
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Narrative Beginnings I V
In Ultima Thule, poet Davis McCombs creates a delicate and sophisticated novel-in-verse by breaking the rule that says poems should be unnoted and self-contained.
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The Criminal Life of Effie O
Illustrated poem, novel-in-verse, Sam Savage has written a children’s book for adults. With simple, deft verse he sketched out characters readers can really care about.
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The Poet's Way of Knowing
Only the truly great get Pulitzers by writing about cubicles, backyards and coffeepots. If "write what you know" still applies, how can the rest of us jazz it up?
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The Abstract Poetry of Elizabeth Willis
Review of "The Human Abstract" by Elizabeth Willis. Penguin Books: New York, 1995. 83pp.
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Michael Wigglesworth’s Bestseller
The poetry of <i>Day of Doom</i> was panned by critics, but the theology was so accurate that Puritans made it a bestseller.
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Spring Writing Elementary Lesson Plans
Elementary students copy the text structure of children's picture books about spring and use simple sentences, rhyming words, and acrostics to write books about spring.
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Visit Grand Pré for Acadian History, Evangeline
Grand Pré Historic Site recalls Acadian life and the historic expulsion. Visit Grand Pré to see Evangeline, explore an archaeological dig, or taste the local wines.
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The Blood Is the Life, Part Two
The incomparable Christopher Lee resurrects the undead.
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