May 5, 2016
Why I’m Still Not Convinced that Meter is Physiological
I sparked a small feud last month when I wrote in this blog that “Iambic Pentameter Has Nothing to Do with Your Heart.” My essay took issue with a “pulse […]
April 16, 2016
Iambic Pentameter Has Nothing to Do with Your Heart
It is time that all poets, critics, and readers dispense with the following metaphor: the iamb is a heartbeat. Let us refrain from settling arguments (or starting them) by asking […]
December 8, 2011
Mix Tape: Gifting and (Unabashedly) Regifting
Check out these holiday gifts for grammar geeks (not grammar geek’s, mind you). An anonymous artist has been leaving exquisitely detailed little paper sculptures in libraries and museums all over […]