The Crafty Poet II: A Portable Workshop

Diane Lockward

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The Crafty Poet II is organized into ten sections, beginning with "Revising Your Process." That section is followed by one on "Entryways into Poems" which considers how a poet might get going with a poem and how a poet might pull in a reader with humor and enticing titles. There is in-depth discussion of the importance of choosing the right words; using syntax, line breaks, and spacing to advantage; and enhancing the music of poems. There is a meaty section on how to add complication to your poems, another on how to divert or transform your poems from their original intention, and another on special forms of poems. In "Expanding the Material" three poets consider how to write poetic sequences using paintings, photographs, and history. The final section, "Revision," moves beyond the usual advice to "get rid of adjectives" as one poet offers ways to revise via sound, another offers a series of expansion strategies, and, finally, poet Dick Allen issues a warning against excessive revision.

All ten sections include three craft tips, each provided by an experienced, accomplished poet. Each of these thirty craft tips is followed by a Model poem and a Prompt based on the poem. Each model poem is used as a mentor, expressing the underlying philosophy of the book that the best teacher of poetry is a good poem. Each prompt is followed by two Sample poems which suggest the possibilities for the prompts and should provide for good discussion about what works and what doesn't. Each section includes a Poet on the Poem Q&A about the craft elements in one of the featured poet's poems. Each section concludes with a Bonus Prompt, each of which provides a stimulus on those days when you just can't get your engine started.

Sujets

• Poetry
• American

Informations

• Publié par: eBookIt.com
• Date de parution: 10 janvier 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780997666670
• Langue: English

Extrait

The Crafty Poet II

 
 
 
Also by Diane Lockward
 
 
The Uneaten Carrots of Atonement
Temptation by Water
What Feeds Us
Eve’s Red Dress
 
Greatest Hits: 1997-2010 ( chapbook)
Against Perfection ( chapbook)
 
The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop

 
The Crafty Poet II
A Portable Workshop
 
 
 
edited by
 
Diane Lockward
 
 

Terrapin Books
© 2016 by Diane Lockward. Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner, except for brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.
 
 
Published by Terrapin Books
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ISBN: 978-0-9976666-7-0
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First edition
 
The editor thanks the poets who contributed their work to this book. She also thanks the publishers who generously made the poems available to her. Finally, she thanks the loyal subscribers to her monthly Poetry Newsletter who motivated her to write this sequel to the original The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop .
Contents
Introduction
I. Revising Your Process
Craft Tip #1: One Brick at a Time ~ David Kirby
Poem and Prompt: “Numbers” ~ Mary Cornish
Sample Poems
“Six” ~ Kim Roberts
“Dear Absolute Certainty,” ~ Martha Silano
Craft Tip #2: The Time Is Always Right: Poetry As Escape Hatch ~ Mary Biddinger
Poem and Prompt: “Dear Yellow Speed Bump” ~ Susan Laughter Meyers
Sample Poems
“Dear Purple Bearded Iris” ~ Joan Mazza
“Dear Magnolia” ~ Penny Harter
Craft Tip #3: Change of Venue ~ George Bilgere
Poem and Prompt: “Box of Butterflies” ~ Charles Harper Webb
Sample Poems
“Bird Watching” ~ Jennifer Saunders
“A Casino Bestiary” ~ Denise Low
The Poet on the Poem: “The Clues” ~ Lee Upton
Bonus Prompt: Morning Poem
II. Entryways into Poems
Craft Tip #4: Portals into Poems ~ Sheryl St. Germain
Poem and Prompt: “Lesson” ~ Karin Gottshall
Sample Poems
“Timmy Kickboxing at Age Seven” ~ Bob Bradshaw
“Her Father’s Nose” ~ Gloria Amescua
Craft Tip #5: Including Laughter: Techniques for Using Humor in Poetry ~ Kelli Russell Agodon
Poem and Prompt: “Lockdown” ~ Terence Winch
Sample Poems
“Turbulence” ~ Jennifer Saunders
“Prayers for the Victims” ~ Lisken Van Pelt Dus
Craft Tip #6: Are Your Titles Like Limp Handshakes? ~ Martha Silano
Poem and Prompt: “Abecedarian Requiring Further Examination of Anglikan Seraphym Subjugation of a Wild Indian Rezervation” ~ Natalie Diaz
Sample Poems
“At the Synapse of Memory” ~ Betsey Cullen
“Before Us” ~ Akua Lezli Hope
The Poet on the Poem: “Give Me Your Wife” ~ Tony Hoagland
Bonus Prompt: The Borrowed Title Poem
III. Choosing the Right Words
Craft Tip #7: Sound and Sense ~ Michael T. Young
Poem and Prompt: “Deer” ~ Deborah Miranda
Sample Poems
“Sisterhood” ~ Judith Quaempts
“Under the Beech Tree” ~ Deborah Gerrish
Craft Tip #8: Concrete Details: Making the World Material ~ David Bottoms
Poem and Prompt: “Unfurlings” ~ Kathryn Stripling Byer
Sample Poems
“Pieces” ~ Adele Kenny
“On Hoarding” ~ Jeanne Wagner
Craft Tip #9: Write to the Barrette ~ Jill Alexander Essbaum
Poem and Prompt: “Requiem” ~ Camille Dungy
Sample Poems
“Things Were Looking Up” ~ Lisken Van Pelt Dus
“The Moment I Realized Looks Were Nothing At All”~ Tina Kelley
The Poet on the Poem: “Coastland” ~ Susan Laughter Meyers
Bonus Prompt: Scavenger Poem
IV. Syntax, Line, Spacing
Craft Tip #10: Syntax in Poetry ~ Priscilla Orr
Poem and Prompt: “Every Great Novel Ends in Sleep” ~ D. Nurkse
Sample Poems
“Since We No Longer Can Meet” ~ Gail Fishman Gerwin
“ Reading Alcott, 1962” ~ Marilyn L. Taylor
Craft Tip #11: This Is Just To Say: On Line Breaks ~ Timothy Liu
Poem and Prompt: “Vex Me” ~ Barbara Hamby
Sample Poems
“Synthesis” ~ Constance Brewer
“Imprison Me” ~ Kim Klugh
Craft Tip #12: Blurring the Lines ~ Alice B. Fogel
Poem and Prompt: “We Call Them Beautiful” ~ KC Trommer
Sample Poems
“We Have Walked to Praise Willows” ~ Linda Simone
“To Ride the Waves” ~ Penny Harter
The Poet on the Poem: “Blue Grapes” ~ Susan Rich
Bonus Prompt: The Borrowed Line Poem
V. Enhancing Sound
Craft Tip #13: Sing It One More Time Like That: Anaphora ~ Ada Limon
Poem and Prompt: “Elegy for my husband” ~ Toi Derricotte
Sample Poems
“Elegy for Jules” ~ Carole Stone
“Elegy for a Family Photo Buried in My Desk” ~ Jane Miller
Craft Tip #14: The Sounds of Vowels ~ Ava Leavell Haymon
Poem and Prompt: “Aria” ~ David Barber
Sample Poems
“One More Passage, One More Voyage” ~ Lisken Van Pelt Dus
“Seekers” ~ Gloria Amescua
Craft Tip #15: Stressing Stresses ~ William Trowbridge
Poem and Prompt: “Wind in the Ozarks” ~ Davis McCombs
Sample Poems
“Mojave Summer” ~ Jane West
“Shapeshifter” ~ Maren Mitchell
The Poet on the Poem: “Earthquake Light” ~ Robert Wrigley
Bonus Prompt: Accentual Verse Poem
VI. Adding Complication
Craft Tip #16: Putting Obstructions Along Your Poem's Path ~ Fleda Brown
Poem and Prompt: “The Hospital of His Wounds” ~ Michael T. Young
Sample Poems
“Eco-Minded Innovators Disrupt the Rituals of Death” ~ Jessica de Koninck
“State of Emergency” ~ Jay Sizemore
Craft Tip #17: The Poem’s Other ~ Alberto Rios
Poem and Prompt: “Changing Genres” ~ Dean Young
Sample Poems
“Ferry Envy” ~ Jen Karetnick
“Changing Steps” ~ Karen Paul Holmes
Craft Tip #18: Turning a Poem ~ Lance Larsen
Poem and Prompt: “A Blessing” ~ Carl Dennis
Sample Poems
“Weather Girl” ~ Jenny Hubbard
“Blessings at 4 AM” ~ Joan Mazza
The Poet on the Poem: “Blind, Dumb” ~ Sydney Lea
Bonus Prompt: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Poem
VII. Transformation
Craft Tip #19: Transformation by Ruination ~ Ron Smith
Poem and Prompt: “Mercy” ~ Hilde Weisert
Sample Poems
“Alborado: Noun—Morning Song” ~ Tina Kelley
“Now That Your Gods Are Gone” ~ Kate Sontag
Craft Tip #20: Brush Up Those Formal Tools ~ Meg Kearney
Poem and Prompt: “Stillbirth” ~ Laure-Ann Bosselaar
Sample Poems
“For Kristie” ~ Kim Klugh
“The Abundance of Budding” ~ Kathy Macdonald
Craft Tip #21: New Eyes ~ Laura Kasischke
Poem and Prompt: “Sincerely, the Sky” ~ David Hernandez
Sample Poems
“Forever yours, the Coachella Desert” ~ Anjela Villarreal Ratliff
“Sincerely, the Mulberry” ~ Lori Wilson
The Poet on the Poem: “Coming Down” ~ Alice Friman
Bonus Prompt: The Repurposed Haiku
VIII. Special Forms
Craft Tip #22: The Mask Behind the Mask: The Dramatic Monologue ~ Lee Ann Roripaugh
Poem and Prompt: “Self-Portrait as Mae West One-Liner” ~ Paisley Rekdal
Sample Poems
“Self-Portrait Featuring Emily Dickinson’s Best Pick-Up Line” ~ Tracy Hart
“Self-Portrait from a Warren Zevon One-Liner” ~ Camille Norvaisas
Craft Tip #23: An Invitation to the Prose Poetry Party ~ Nin Andrews
Poem and Prompt: “Soaking Up Sun” ~ Tom Hennen
Sample Poems
“Language of First Light” ~ Kathy Macdonald
“Daddy Comes Home from Angelo’s Coney Island, Flint, Michigan” ~ Karen Paul Holmes
Craft Tip #24: The cynghanedd: Welsh Poetics ~ Marjorie Wentworth
Poem and Prompt: “Rimas Dissolutas at Chacala Beach” ~ Judith Barrington
Sample Poems
“Of Clocks and Love” ~ Charlotte Mandel
“The Woods Are Open to Me Now” ~ Ellie O’Leary
The Poet on the Poem: “Magnolia” ~ Alessandra Lynch
Bonus Prompt: Syllabic Verse Poem
IX. Expanding the Material
Craft Tip #25: Poetic Sequences: Practice Makes Potential ~ Oliver de la Paz
Poem and Prompt: “Hummingbird” ~ A. E. Stringer
Sample Poems
“October Sunrise” ~ Susan Gundlach
“Ode to Tulsi” ~ Premila Venkateswaren
Craft Tip #26: Expanding the Territory ~ Martha Collins
Poem and Prompt: “Theory of Lipstick” ~ Karla Huston
Sample Poems
“Theory of Wine” ~ Angela Vogel
“Theory of Male Crickets” ~ Jeanie Greensfelder
Craft Tip #27: Writing from Photographs: A Poetic Sequence ~ Susan Rich
Poem and Prompt: “A Full Sentence of Paint” ~ Lauren Camp
Sample Poems
“Cartwheel, far flight, pirouette” ~ Paula Schulz
“The Funeral of Shelley” ~ Wanda Praisner
The Poet on the Poem: “Happiness Research” ~ Chana Bloch
Bonus Prompt: The Double Trouble Poem
X. Revision
Craft Tip #28: Sound Revision ~ Tami Haaland
Poem and Prompt: “Birding at the Dairy” ~ Sidney Wade
Sample Poems
“Gull Watching at the Outer Banks” ~ Kim Klugh
“Kiva” ~ Scott Wiggerman
Craft Tip #29: Making More of Revision ~ Diane Lockward
Poem and Prompt: “Omniscient Love” ~ Lee Upton
Sample Poems
“Intrinsic” ~ Maren Mitchell
“What Kind of Dog Is He? He’s Brown” ~ Tina Kelley
Craft Tip #30: Sometimes, Beware the Good Poem ~ Dick Allen
Poem and Prompt: “Relax” ~ Ellen Bass
Sample Poems
“Don’t Fight It” ~ Patricia L. Goodman
“Kabob” ~ Barbara G. S. Hagerty
The Poet on the Poem: “To Jouissance” ~ Lance Larsen
Bonus Prompt: The Echoing Vowel Poem
Contributors
Credits
About the Editor
 
Introduction
After the publication of the original The Crafty Poet: A Portable Workshop , I thought that would be my one and only craft book. However, I continued sending out my monthly Poetry Newsletter, which had provided the material for the first book, and I continued saving the new material. As my desktop folder began to bulge with additional poems, prompts, and craft tips, I realized that a companion volume was certainly a possibility.
 
The success of the first volume encouraged me to proceed. The book had worked its way into college and university classrooms across the US, as well as in Canada, the UK, and even the Virgin Islands. It had also found a place as a working text in numerous workshops. Individuals working alone at home wrote and told me they’d found the book useful for improving their knowledge of craft and stimulating new poems; with the book in hand, they were able to work effectively even in isolation.
 
Eventually, I printed out the material that had accumul