DDCPoetry

Original poem reprinted online here:  " Landscape After Years With Yourself," West Texas by Shamala Gallagher Originally read: January 25, 2013 More information about the Poet:  Shamala Gallagher, and Youtube video This poem to me is reminiscent of Gertrude Stein's style of repetition; however, I wouldn't put this poem squarely in the branch off of Gertrude Stein -- L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry.   When I think of L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry I think of early Lyn Hejinian and Charles Bernstein whose works tried to deconstruct the purpose and limits of language.  Of course, when times change so does meaning and poets. Why do I bring up L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry in the first place.  Well, I feel this poem is in conversation with the past ethos of the style.  Well now I do actually. Past me looked at how the language is used in the poem what words were used and how the word was used.  For example, "heat" in the poem comes up six times in the poem -- four times "hea...

Original poem reprinted online here:  "A Servant, A Hanging, A Paper House" by Lucy Anderton Originally read: December 3, 2012 More information about the Poet:  Lucy Anderton  "It's the construction of the sentences, the flow of strangeness (in language, image, syntax, speed, and sounds) that attract me here." That's a lot to cover, but I'm thinking of the idea of adjectives in poetry.  I've been taught to be weary of adjectives and adverbs in poetry.  An image that might sound refreshing or has potential in a poem like "a bird waits" but can turn boring and cliche fast with the wrong adjective "a singing bird waits."  Not saying that "singing bird" is boring...yes, it is. Note: please don't use these adj./noun combination in a poem "blossoming heart," "joyous earth", "delicious morsel", "broken heart" -- these combinations are cliche. So here's some interesting adj./noun c...