In the fountained courtyard people naturally come thru going to and from pubs and shops. With a large contingent of people already assembled watching, curious people merged in to hear what was going on. As the they performed some neutral listening faces couldn’t stay that straight as the four went around and through the crowd, […]
Author Archives: Pearl
[haiku]
two days after the fly’s last buzz the silence worrying [More bug prompt responses at One Deep Breath]
Tiny books
Eileen Tabios of Meritage Press is starting a new series of tiny books made by Guatamalan artisans with the procedes going to Heifer. The first title will be byDan Weber and the next hay(na)ku. More hay(na)ku are out at Tinysides too. Here’s an interview on the form generally, with Jean Vengua. Funny how things on […]
Poetry roundabouts here and there
Part of the the scream lit fest in Toronto has a quirky fun write-up. Needs someone with a ghettoblaster of Lorne Green for soundtrack. [Probably just dated myself with that sentence didn’t I?] POETS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT: A FIELD TRIP Saturday JULY 7th, 12 Noon Begins at Coach House Press 401A Huron St Free, […]
Online Poetry Resources
Textetc has backgrounders on movements and The English 88 Schedule, Fall 2004 from Penn State has huge amounts of hyperlinked poems and lessons about 1930s to 1970s poetry. On a more general writing note, BBC Get Writing has one on structure and POV.