Category: What’s Poetry Got to Do with It?

Teachers, homework, and ringing bells. How do poets revisit the challenges of the school year?

What’s Poetry Got To Do With It?: Sports

by Cincinnati Review | Nov 12, 2021 | What's Poetry Got to Do with It? | 0

Poetry in the end zone? Why not on the basketball court, or the cricket pitch?

What’s Poetry Got To Do With It?: Halloween Special

by Cincinnati Review | Oct 21, 2021 | What's Poetry Got to Do with It? | 0

In need of a scare? Why not read poems that haunt, frighten, and keep us company these October nights?

What’s Poetry Got To Do With It?: Space

by Cincinnati Review | Sep 30, 2021 | What's Poetry Got to Do with It? | 0

What happens when poetry explores space, astronomy, and everything else that fills the sky on a starry night?

What’s Poetry Got to Do With It?: Introversion/Extraversion

by Cincinnati Review | Mar 21, 2017 | What's Poetry Got to Do with It? | 2

musings by José Angel Araguz Episode 7: Introversion/Extraversion In this episode I explore ways that the terms introversion and extraversion can be used as a lens with which to read poems. The Introvert/Extravert Lens The terms...

What’s Poetry Got to Do With It?: Meditation

by Cincinnati Review | Jan 12, 2017 | What's Poetry Got to Do with It? | 0

Musings by José Angel Araguz Episode 6: Meditation In this episode I explore ways in which meditation can apply to the craft of poetry. Some Preliminary Thoughts Before getting into the nitty-gritty, however, it’s worth framing...

What’s Poetry Got to Do with It?: Tarot

by Cincinnati Review | Nov 3, 2016 | Uncategorized, What's Poetry Got to Do with It? | 0

Musings by José Angel Araguz Episode 5: Tarot In this episode, I do a quick study of the ways I see tarot being connected to poetry. As tarot is more complex than can be contained in one blog post, I will focus on my personal...

What’s Poetry Got to Do with It?: Astrology (Virgo)

by Cincinnati Review | Sep 1, 2016 | What's Poetry Got to Do with It? | 0

Musings by José Angel Araguz Episode 4: Astrology (Virgo) In this second astrology-themed round of this column, I scrutinize my own sign via a tour of quotes from three Virgos of American Poetry: Charles Wright, Kay Ryan, and...

What’s Poetry Got to Do with It?: Astrology (Pisces)

by Cincinnati Review | Nov 5, 2015 | Uncategorized, What's Poetry Got to Do with It? | 0

Musings by José Angel Araguz Episode 2: Astrology (Pisces) In “What You Should Know to Be a Poet,” Gary Snyder lists what he feels to be some indispensable resources and skills for poets, including: your own six senses, with a...