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William Hess commented on the post, Poetics of Trauma, on the site The Contemporary Poem 7 years, 11 months ago
I can’t say I don’t agree with you.
I was hoping to suggest that there are elements in poetry that can redeem, transform, and transport— both toward and away trauma; difficult emotions to process; the […]
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William Hess wrote a new blog post Poetics of Trauma in the group The Contemporary Poem: 7 years, 11 months ago
It might be a little late in the semester to be wondering about where to generate poetry from, but in a quick move to generate a few more points in the positive, I’ve been wondering about the transformation of […]
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William Hess wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem 8 years, 1 month ago
I’ve been interested by one of the two modes of poetry that is brought up in class. That of Robert Lowell: why not tell what happened. I think mostly because in my poetry, I struggle to tell what happened— t […]
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William Hess wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem 8 years, 2 months ago
Last week I typed out a frantic post equating poetry and essay in a highly convoluted and not particularly articulate manner. This week I intend to do the same, but plan to add an extra layer of pretension by […]
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William Hess wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem 8 years, 2 months ago
In the classical meaning, an “essay” wasn’t some assignment teachers doled out like tic-tacs, but a simple attempt to prove something. It translates into English as “to test” or “to try.” The simple d […]
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William Hess wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem 8 years, 2 months ago
To front-load my argument and answer the question, “how does form matter to my poetry” as quickly and bluntly as possible, allow me to not only quote Szirtes, but do something wholly unnatural for me and agree wit […]
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William Hess joined the group The Contemporary Poem 8 years, 2 months ago
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