robert wrt:
> I'd love to pick your minds. If you had to teach poetry writing
> whast books would you make your students buy, say one
> anthology and one book on writing poetry (is there a good one?)
> or a book which would count as that.
(delurk)
having taught poetry wrtg here in the u.s. ["who hasnt?"]
ive given some thought to this as well. but i wonder, is an
anthology the best choice? it seems to me that for the cost,
one could teach several smaller, entire books.
of course, with this approach, one loses the possibility
of more casual contact - the student who discovers the
work of a poet by paging through the anthology. what may
be gained is
a. a deeper immersion in the work at hand;
b. the students introduction to the small press, where
most of contemporary poetry makes its public appearance;
c. a fleeting glimpse into the "field" of contemporary poetry,
its socius - what poets do these days (many of us seem to
have become proficient in publishing, organizing reading series,
etc), the relation of contemporary poetry to its social
situation, to publishing, etc.
these of course are grand hopes but I suppose thats the sort
teachers have.
chris
..
christopher alexander, etc.
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