The Poetry Space
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Katie Dozier and Timothy Green discuss all things poetry in this free-wheeling Twitter Space. Join them, along with friends and special guests.
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2w ago
Wendy Videlock joins the space as Katie, Tim, and friends discuss the dance in the mouth that are the sounds of poetry. Wendy shares several poems and talks about rhyme and repetition in the process of creation. At the table:
Katie Dozier
Timothy Green
Wendy Videlock
Joe Barca
Brian O'Sullivan
Dick Westheimer ..read more
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2w ago
Bob Hicok joins the space as Katie, Tim, and friends discuss that trance-like hypnotic state of being in the zone while writing a poem. This is the meditative space we all seek as writers—what is it, and how do we get there?
At the table:
Katie Dozier
Timothy Green
Bob Hicok
Erik Campbell
Brian O'Sullivan
Dick Westheimer
Joe Barca ..read more
The Poetry Space
2w ago
Dating back to the 12th century, the sestina is one of poetry's knottiest forms, repeating 6 words 7 times in 39 lines. Katie, Tim, and friends wrestle with repetition as they discuss the form with successful sestina wranglers Kathleen McClung and Rebecca Snow, sharing some great poems along the way ..read more
The Poetry Space
2w ago
Abby E. Murray won 2024 Neil Postman Award for Metaphor for her poem "Supermoon." But who was Neil Postman, and where did this award come from? Katie, Tim, and friends are joined by Abby Murray and Erik Campbell, who conceived of the award way back in 2004.
At the table:
Katie Dozier
Timothy Green
Erik Campbell
Abby E. Murray
Dick Westheimer
Brian O'Sullivan
Joe Barca ..read more
The Poetry Space
2w ago
A poem is never finished, only abandoned, according to Paul Valéry—but how do we go about re-visioning a poem to make the most out of its potential? Katie, Tim, and friends discuss, along with special guests Christine Potter and Nicole Caruso Garcia.
Today's table:
Katie Dozier
Timothy Green
Christine Potter
Dick Westheimer
Nicole Caruso Garcia
Brian O'Sullivan
Joe Barca ..read more
The Poetry Space
2w ago
How do we classify different types of poems? What makes a form fit into a definition and does it matter? In response to some recent, minor controversies in the poetry world, Katie, Tim and friends discuss what makes a haiku a haiku and what makes a sonnet a sonnet—as always, sharing great examples along the way ..read more
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2w ago
Just in time for Valentine's Day, Katie, Tim, and crew talk about love poems! What's the heart of a love poem and what makes it tick? The Poetry Space_ discussed this topic a year ago, but this time we dig a little deeper ..read more
The Poetry Space
2M ago
Hard or soft, accidental or intentional, plagiarism is always lurking in the shadows of the literary world. The recent exposure of a prolific plagiarist makes the topic timely. Katie, Tim, and friends discuss all with two of the victims, and then go deeper into anxiety of influence and deja-ku—sharing some poems along the way, as always ..read more
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3M ago
Walt Whitman is the father of contemporary poetry, opening the door for a poetry of the self, the body, the ordinary. He had big ambitions and, for the most part, fulfilled them. Katie, Tim and friends discuss Uncle Walt. Do the poems live up to the legacy ..read more
The Poetry Space
3M ago
Let's talk about turns—shifts in the apparent direction of a poem. Sonnets formalize turns with the concept of the volta, but most of the best poems have turns of some kind … do they all? What is a turn, and how are they made? Katie, Tim, and friends discuss, and turn toward some great examples along the way ..read more