poetinahat
08-27-2006, 05:44 PM
Here's a listing of poetry-related discussions. You'll find more in the 'LOOK HERE' thread (http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19841), mentioned in the STICKY OF ALL STICKIES (http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27325).
Please alert me to any others that should be added.
Poetry in the Abstract
- What Is Poetry? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24331)
- Why Write Poetry? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38245) -- ...well?
- Where Does Poetry Come From? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27692)
- Poetry Is Dead (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14413)
- random thoughts on expositional poetry (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14244) -- from William Haskins
Specific Poetry, and Poets
- Rate-A-Poem Index (http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24245) -- Poems from the canon. We read, rate and discuss.
- Blind Spots (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39359) -- Find a poem by a poet you've never or seldom read, and comment
- Poll: Greatest 20th Century Poet (in English) (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8403)
- Poetic Schools and Movements (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23132)
- The Red Wheelbarrow (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37091) -- Views on a famous/notorious poem that has polarised opinion
- Three by Sexton for general discussion (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37023) -- Three selected Anne Sexton poems. Read and discuss.
- Discussion: Charles Bukowski (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42037) -- discuss and share favorite Bukowski works.
- Some thoughts on cinquains (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44701) -- Erudite comment from an expert on this short poetry form.
- Discussion: Kris Delmhorst (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46686) -- Singer/songwriter interprets works of great poets. Homage or rip-off?
Reading and Criticism
- Eye of the Beholder (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23332) -- What about your personal circumstances colours your opinions?
- What They Give Or What You Get? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29067) -- Which rules: what the poet meant, or what the reader interprets?
- What Makes a Bad Poem Bad? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27783) -- ...well?
- Is Simpler Always Better in Poetry? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41629) -- Should poetic language always be clear and simple? If not, when is florid language best used, and how? Discussion applies to reading *and* writing.
- Discussion: Read the Verse (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43766) -- Ever read anything that actually made you change your behaviour?
- Critiquing other Critiques: Yes or No? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46057) -- How do you feel about responses to crits as the poet, or as the critic?
YOUR Poetry
- Is it A or B? Or None of the Above (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9753) -- Do you revise your poems?
- Revisiting/Revising Poetry (http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36334) -- Similar to above.
- Do Poets Have an Image Problem? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34700) -- Started on a silly premise. But, really: what's up with poets?
- Your Favorite Poem You've Written? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15535)
- Another Discussion (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39681) -- How do you know your work is poetry? When is it ready to show to the world?
- formalists (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40954) -- Do you write in classical forms? Why or why not?
- Is Simpler Always Better in Poetry? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41629) -- Should poetic language always be clear and simple? If not, when is florid language best used, and how? Discussion applies to reading *and* writing.
- Where Do You Start? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41727) -- How do you start your poems?
- What's In a Name? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42337) -- The relationship of titles to poems, and how we come up with titles.
- Verse Novels (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42799) -- what are they? Good examples? Is the verse novel a relevant form -- might it be instrumental in reviving interest in poetry?
- Ready to Leap (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43668) -- An enfant terrible asks: how does one go about taking poetry writing seriously?
- Advice for Aspiring Poets (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43892) -- What advice would you give to a novice poet? What has helped you as a poet?
- A Haiku Primer for Beginners (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44292) -- Things to read and think about when setting out to write good haiku.
- Discussion Point: Head-Hopping in Poetry (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46730) -- How important is consistent point-of-view in poetry? Compare to prose.
Critiques
- Critiques: What do you want from them? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40336) -- As a poet, what sort of feedback do you want from a crit?
- Critiques: How do you write them? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40335) -- As a critic, why do you write crits, and what do you put into them?
- Should poets wanting feedback use the Poetry Critique board? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40413) -- poll and discussion. One result of the discussion was the creation of the AW Chapbook sub-forum.
- "How can I get more feedback?" (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44504) -- When you post a poem for critique, what can you do to improve your chances of getting feedback?
The Business of Poetry
- my work is now their property? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27334) -- question on copyright ownership.
Demagoguery
- How to teach a kid haiku... (http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?p=799906) -- Opinions, theories, guesses.
Please alert me to any others that should be added.
Poetry in the Abstract
- What Is Poetry? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24331)
- Why Write Poetry? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38245) -- ...well?
- Where Does Poetry Come From? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27692)
- Poetry Is Dead (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14413)
- random thoughts on expositional poetry (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14244) -- from William Haskins
Specific Poetry, and Poets
- Rate-A-Poem Index (http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24245) -- Poems from the canon. We read, rate and discuss.
- Blind Spots (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39359) -- Find a poem by a poet you've never or seldom read, and comment
- Poll: Greatest 20th Century Poet (in English) (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8403)
- Poetic Schools and Movements (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23132)
- The Red Wheelbarrow (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37091) -- Views on a famous/notorious poem that has polarised opinion
- Three by Sexton for general discussion (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37023) -- Three selected Anne Sexton poems. Read and discuss.
- Discussion: Charles Bukowski (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42037) -- discuss and share favorite Bukowski works.
- Some thoughts on cinquains (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44701) -- Erudite comment from an expert on this short poetry form.
- Discussion: Kris Delmhorst (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46686) -- Singer/songwriter interprets works of great poets. Homage or rip-off?
Reading and Criticism
- Eye of the Beholder (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23332) -- What about your personal circumstances colours your opinions?
- What They Give Or What You Get? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29067) -- Which rules: what the poet meant, or what the reader interprets?
- What Makes a Bad Poem Bad? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27783) -- ...well?
- Is Simpler Always Better in Poetry? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41629) -- Should poetic language always be clear and simple? If not, when is florid language best used, and how? Discussion applies to reading *and* writing.
- Discussion: Read the Verse (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43766) -- Ever read anything that actually made you change your behaviour?
- Critiquing other Critiques: Yes or No? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46057) -- How do you feel about responses to crits as the poet, or as the critic?
YOUR Poetry
- Is it A or B? Or None of the Above (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9753) -- Do you revise your poems?
- Revisiting/Revising Poetry (http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36334) -- Similar to above.
- Do Poets Have an Image Problem? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34700) -- Started on a silly premise. But, really: what's up with poets?
- Your Favorite Poem You've Written? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15535)
- Another Discussion (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39681) -- How do you know your work is poetry? When is it ready to show to the world?
- formalists (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40954) -- Do you write in classical forms? Why or why not?
- Is Simpler Always Better in Poetry? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41629) -- Should poetic language always be clear and simple? If not, when is florid language best used, and how? Discussion applies to reading *and* writing.
- Where Do You Start? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41727) -- How do you start your poems?
- What's In a Name? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42337) -- The relationship of titles to poems, and how we come up with titles.
- Verse Novels (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42799) -- what are they? Good examples? Is the verse novel a relevant form -- might it be instrumental in reviving interest in poetry?
- Ready to Leap (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43668) -- An enfant terrible asks: how does one go about taking poetry writing seriously?
- Advice for Aspiring Poets (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43892) -- What advice would you give to a novice poet? What has helped you as a poet?
- A Haiku Primer for Beginners (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44292) -- Things to read and think about when setting out to write good haiku.
- Discussion Point: Head-Hopping in Poetry (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46730) -- How important is consistent point-of-view in poetry? Compare to prose.
Critiques
- Critiques: What do you want from them? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40336) -- As a poet, what sort of feedback do you want from a crit?
- Critiques: How do you write them? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40335) -- As a critic, why do you write crits, and what do you put into them?
- Should poets wanting feedback use the Poetry Critique board? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40413) -- poll and discussion. One result of the discussion was the creation of the AW Chapbook sub-forum.
- "How can I get more feedback?" (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44504) -- When you post a poem for critique, what can you do to improve your chances of getting feedback?
The Business of Poetry
- my work is now their property? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27334) -- question on copyright ownership.
Demagoguery
- How to teach a kid haiku... (http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?p=799906) -- Opinions, theories, guesses.