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A Case For Elastic Rhyme by J. Chester Johnson
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Let me propose an additional instrument to the array we poets already enjoy at our disposal when we put our poems together. I call it “elastic rhyme,” and I’ve been using it here and there for years. Simply put, elastic... Continue reading
Posted Oct 12, 2012 at The Best American Poetry
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Return of The Epic by J. Chester Johnson
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We should not suppose this return connotes a literary topography akin to PARADISE LOST, BHAGAVAD GITA of the MAHABHARATA, or THE ILIAD. Of course, we don’t think of ourselves as poets engaged in preserving, in verse, traditional epic contests with... Continue reading
Posted Oct 11, 2012 at The Best American Poetry
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The Double Life For Poets by J. Chester Johnson
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Is there reason to be especially concerned should, for economic or other reasons, the number of available teaching jobs in creative writing be increasingly inadequate to accommodate new MFA graduates with a concentration in poetry? Let me suggest this outcome... Continue reading
Posted Oct 10, 2012 at The Best American Poetry
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Writing Verse About 9/11 by J. Chester Johnson
On the afternoon of September 10th, 2011, seven poets participated in a reading, held for the 10th commemoration of 9/11 and sponsored by Poets House, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and Trinity Wall Street. The reading, convened in the cavernous... Continue reading
Posted Oct 9, 2012 at The Best American Poetry
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