August 16, 2012
Three Tendencies in English Language Poetry
A broad characterization of three tendencies in English language poetry, by no means exhaustive. The Asian tendency. Specifically, the influence of Chinese and Japanese poetry. Imagery without commentary. Meaning […]
June 8, 2012
Poetry and Entropy
It’s not often that the nuclear radiologist in me shows up on this blog, but Dr. Majmudar—reader of medical images created by measuring positron annihilations and differential tissue attenuation—would like […]
February 4, 2012
On Ruinability: “Momentary” by A. E. Stallings
How small an alteration do I have to make to destroy the effect of your poem? Naturally, the test alteration has to be something a lesser, or less judicious, poet […]