tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348283351005310041.post5873930424937946930..comments2024-03-13T05:21:20.241-05:00Comments on Letras Latinas Blog: LATINO POEM-IN-YOUR-POCKET DAY: 4/30/09Francisco Aragónhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17324802869512989420noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348283351005310041.post-86488323822878144382009-04-27T21:38:00.000-05:002009-04-27T21:38:00.000-05:00Hi anisa:
Regarding the typing: One of the ideas ...Hi anisa:<br /><br />Regarding the typing: One of the ideas Pinsky likes to dwell on is the relationship between poetry and the body. His Favorite Poem project is rooted in the belief that the poem is not a fully realized work of art until it has passed through the body---uttered aloud---by someone other than the other. When he'd give the typing-out-your-anthology assignment, he would underscore that, in his view, the physical activity of having to type out the poem---accounting for every syllable, every space, every line break, every stanza break---forces one to notice how the poem is constructed. He would also encourage students to take a poem we like (one that's written in lines) and type it out as a piece of prose and then as a poem in verse. And then to read both pieces of language aloud to notice the difference---the different ways both texts move through the body, depending on how they are deployed on the page. In a nutshell: typing out the poem is another way of noticing how the poems is made. Doing this forty or more times, over the course of the semester, was instuctional.Francisco Aragónhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17324802869512989420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348283351005310041.post-11559374297815794082009-04-26T18:05:00.000-05:002009-04-26T18:05:00.000-05:00Great idea, Francisco! I think I'll try it with on...Great idea, Francisco! I think I'll try it with one of the terrific poems in The Wind Shifts.<br /><br />I also love the idea of typing out your personal poetry anthology. I may suggest this to the Latino Writers Collective.<br /><br />Hasta Poem-In-Your-Pocket Day,<br /><br />LindaLinda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348283351005310041.post-17380347589605170632009-04-26T10:14:00.000-05:002009-04-26T10:14:00.000-05:00Francisco - Yes, I'll be there! and if we get enou...Francisco - Yes, I'll be there! and if we get enough interested folks, Ire'ne and I will be teaching a poetry writing workshop. Gonna make books, too. A nice break after finishing up the "Bad Indians" manuscript, which has been grueling. See you there!Deborah A. Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136626366265702694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348283351005310041.post-4033035012188239102009-04-26T09:36:00.000-05:002009-04-26T09:36:00.000-05:00"...we were required to type out an anthology of o..."...we were required to type out an anthology of our favorite poems that was at least around forty pages long. It was one of the most useful exercises I've done, ever."<br /><br />I like this, as I collect poems I like and leave them all over the place... folded in books, on shelves etc... But I'm curious, is it important that one do the actual retyping of the poem, or do xeroxed copies work as well? Can you elaborate on why you found this exercise so useful?anisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832217995583788386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348283351005310041.post-21039153654215195482009-04-25T17:30:00.000-05:002009-04-25T17:30:00.000-05:00Hi Deborah. Nice to hear from you. Please let me k...Hi Deborah. Nice to hear from you. Please let me know how it goes with your students. Thank you for leaving the comment.<br /><br />Will you be in San Antonio this summer? Would be nice to see you.<br /><br />FFrancisco Aragónhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17324802869512989420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3348283351005310041.post-87002171266608603482009-04-25T16:45:00.000-05:002009-04-25T16:45:00.000-05:00Francisco, I love this idea. My poetry workshop i...Francisco, I love this idea. My poetry workshop is currently doing a six week "Guerilla Poetry" exercise, and I'm going to incorporate Poem in Your Pocket.<br /><br />On another note, I've always had my beginning poetry course students create their personal poetry anthologies as part of their reading; in many of the evaluations, this often gets lambasted by said students as "a waste of time" "junior high busy-work" and less polite comments. It's so easy to lose faith - thanks for reminding me what a valuable exercise that is!Deborah A. Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136626366265702694noreply@blogger.com