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 William Carlos Williams. First Stop: Charles Wright In my previous post, I spoke of Pisces poets as having …
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 watchful elegant mind. at least one kind of traditional magic: divination, astrology, the book of …
Musings by José Angel Araguz Episode 1: Shoes Poetry: three mismatched shoes at the entrance of a dark alley. —Charles Simic, Dime-Store Alchemy One of my favorite moments in the classroom comes from sharing this quote and, before digging into the meaning of this singular definition of poetry, turning to my students and asking: What …
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