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Sincerity and the Idea of the Accursed Poet [by Edward Hirsch]
(Ed note: This week Edward Hirsch is presenting terms from his new book, A Poet’s Glossary, a compendium of forms, devices, groups, movements, isms, aesthetics, folklore, rhetorical terms. Find yesterday's post here. sdh) …
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The Genesis of my “Dear John” [Ashbery] Letter [by Stephanie Paterik]
My socks didn’t match. That was my first mortifying thought as I shucked my shoes in John Ashbery’s foyer. They were almost the same color, but not quite, and this was not how I’d…
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A Poet’s Glossary: Metaphor and Simile [by Edward Hirsch]
(Ed note: This week Edward Hirsch is presenting terms from his new book, A Poet’s Glossary, a compendium of forms, devices, groups, movements, isms, aesthetics, folklore, rhetorical terms. Find yesterday's post here. sdh) …
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“Poem in the Manner of Dorothy Parker” [by David Lehman]
Poem in the Manner of Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker who wrote witty stories, did not foresee that spectacles would be- come fashion accessories. "Men seldom make passes At girls who wear glasses." And…
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Proverbs and Riddles: More from “A Poet’s Glossary” [by Edward Hirsch]
(Ed note: This week Edward Hirsch is presenting terms from his new book, A Poet’s Glossary, a compendium of forms, devices, groups, movements, isms, aesthetics, folklore, rhetorical terms. Find his previous post here. sdh)…
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Norman Mailer versus Louis Menand on Feminism: Who’s Right? [by David Lehman]
Too much journalism gets written for pure consumption — on the toilet, or seat-belted on a plane, or in the waiting room — and then flushed down or thrown away. Yet journalism, if only…
