Getting a late start tonight. Was at a critique group I hadn’t been to in a while. We went a little later than usual. It was a good night.
I found myself in the unusual position of defending a piece written by a young college-bound woman who was new to the group. It’s not unusual that [...]
Realism – A 19th century literary movement with 20th century consequences.
The one defining characteristic of Realism is its attempt to portray life “as it is.” In other words, to present an objective view of the realities of life, people, existence, things, etc. Such a notion is actually a myth for there is no possible way [...]
Sometimes I’m a bit harsh. At times, too harsh. Such was the case last week when I said that Brian Turner’s book of poems Here, Bullet was more telling than showing. Since then, I have read through the book twice more and each time I see different nuances of his experience that before I hadn’t [...]
Ron Silliman posted an interesting diatribe on his blog on Saturday. I usually don’t agree with a lot of what he says (who does?), but I’m always appreciative of the thought that he puts into it. Saturday’s post was about the sentimentalist ways in which Robert Creeley’s poetry is being used today.
Rather than say I [...]