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Poetry as Fun

by Joe Weil March 7, 2012 Poetry and Poetics
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Most poetry, before the 20th century was meant to be relational. Modernism and post-modernism decided to disconnect from this relational dynamic.

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How to Edit Poems in a Workshop (Towards a Different Kind of Workshop, Part III)

by Joe Weil October 30, 2010 Poetry and Poetics
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Break up into groups, something they love to do now-a-days: Line/space coach, image/word choice coach, rhythm/syntax coach, and meaning/subtext coach.

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