If you didn’t hear Scott Simon interview Edward Hirsch on NPR about poetry on Saturday, April 8th, here is your chance. Hirsch, with great clarity and simplicity, explains what’s important about poetry and reads a couple of knock-out poems. Click on the NPR link above and be inspired. The thing about poetry is that you…
Fooling Around with Poems
Fooling Around with Poems
poetry: cutting to the chase
by Barbara Abercrombie • • 2 Comments
Poetry is included here because I think all writers should read poems, and because attempting to write poems can help you write better prose. A screenwriter once told me he wrote and studied poetry to help tighten and concentrate his dialog.
