This poem was inspired by a photograph that I found on the street in Omaha, Nebraska. After living with it for a little while, I put it in a frame, titled it "Off the Beach," and mailed it to the poet Adam Clay. The poem is not a sonnet or a villanelle, but it makes use of some of the features of those two forms.
Graham Foust on "Off the Beach" |
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"Sylvia Plath’s Fascination with Bees"
"Sylvia Plath’s healthy relationship with bees and their impact on her work in times of debilitating writer’s block could even be described as that of a genius and their muse. She was a beekeeper herself and likely composed poems in her head while interacting with her bees and absorbing their conflict-free productivity. Pun fully intended, they gave her a much-needed buzz.'"
via JSTOR DAILY |
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What Sparks Poetry:
Duy Đoàn on Language as Form
"The only fixed form I think I have ever wanted to understand is the pantoum. The fact that it's a Southeast Asian form really appealed to me. From what I know, it's an old Malaysian form. All of the lines are repeated once in a predetermined order. I've seen lots of variations when it comes to the order. The poet decides. These repetitions bring about a unique musical quality, which is one of the big draws of the pantoum. But the thing I like most about the form is its transparency." |
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