Form For All: On Lewis Carroll and Square Poems

June 28, 2012

‘Classic’ square poems refer to poems where the number of syllables per line is equal to the number of lines. …

FormForAll – TRIVERSEN — And An Attempt To Define The “Modern”

June 14, 2012

The idea of modern poetry has been “haunting” me for a while. What is “modern”? Does it define a period …

May 31, 2012

Note: This essay originally appeared almost exactly one year ago, as an invited article on One Stop Poetry, an institution, …

May 17, 2012

When approaching forms, it’s always surprising to find how old some of them are. When considering modern poetry, it’s surprising …

May 3, 2012

John Clare was the reincarnation of Lord Byron and William Shakespeare. Or at least that was what this poet claimed, …