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Poetic term of the day — May 1, 2008
POULTER’S MEASURE: A meter consisting of alternate Alexandrines and fourteeners, i.e., twelve-syllable and fourteen-syllable lines, a common measure in Elizabethan times. At left: Rhiannon, Welsh goddess of poetry illustration: www.district117gallery.com/bin/DanielleSmith.php http://www.poeticbyway.com/glossary.html
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Masthead
In case you’ve just joined us, welcome to The Best American Poetry blog. We’ve been up and running since our "soft launch" in January. The editor is David Lehman ("DL"), the managing editor is…
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A Broad, Abroad (installment the third)
A post about nothing much from Brussels. I wish I could tell you I’ve had a fantastic day, but I haven’t really. I did NOT want to wake up this morning. I’m sure I’m…
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One week of inspiration #6 (by Mitch Sisskind)
A proud possession is my father’s birth certificate (1891) from Maxwell Street, Chicago’s version of the Lower East Side. Jewish at first, it was mostly black by the time I started visiting in the…
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Jill Alexander Essbaum
In case you are joining us for the first time, our guest blogger this week is Jill Alexander Essbaum. Jill’s most recent book of poetry is Harlot (No Tell Books, 2007). You can buy…
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Abecedarian — did someone say Abecedarian?
Anna K. 1. Anna believed. Couldn’t delay. Every Friday grew heroic infidelity just knowing love might never otherwise present queenly resplendent satisfaction trapped under Vronsky’s wild x-rated young zap. 2. Afraid. Betrayed. Can’t divorce.…
