When I was a young rebellious man (as opposed to now being an old rebellious man) I thought it crafty to take two opposing ideas and juxtapose them by melding them into one phrase that on the surface appeared to be a contradiction, an oxymoron. Examples might be
Contemporary antiquities
Elevated valley
Stupid genius
Utopian nihilist
That last one is [...]
Satellite Convulsions: Poetry From Tin House
Tin House Magazine debuted in 1999. Since then it has been a powerhouse of postmodern poetry while making inroads into a new era. Frankly, I think we’ve moved beyond the postmodern, but some postmodern icons are still represented in the pages of the magazine as evidenced by its recently published [...]
Geez, I’ve been busier than Satan at a church meeting. That’s why you haven’t seen many posts lately. It’s just frickin’ hard raising three children below the age of 7 and maintaining a full-time business. I need a sidekick. Or a maid. Or a second brain.
But I’ve managed to kick out two new book reviews [...]
If you like poetry that informs and enlightens then you’ll like Helene Pilibosian’s History’s Twists: The Armenians.
Pilibosian writes well-crafted technical, if there is such a term, Postmodern poetry. The biggest problem I have with it is that it is “too” Postmodern. I think her poems could stand to be little more formal, considering the subject [...]