poetry is anxiety

  A. R. Ammons, The Art of Poetry No. 73, Interviewed by David Lehman, © 2013 THE PARIS REVIEW    INTERVIEWER Does inspiration originate in nature, in external reality, or in the self? A. R. AMMONS I think it comes from anxiety. That is to say, either the mind or the body is already rather highly charged…

Joni Tevis on the long lyric essay

I just read this very interesting text by Joni Tevis called : A Paperback Cabine of Wonder: Unlocking the Long Lyric Essay. Its most recommendable!   Here is a short summary – cut from the original text: Joni Tevis: A Paperback Cabinet of Wonder: Unlocking the Long Lyric Essay I’m thinking today about the challenges of…