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I‘ve been thinking about how I choose poetry. Sometimes I learn a writer whose prose I like has released a collection, as with Katherena Vermette. Sometimes a title catches my eye at the bookstore, as with Arielle Twist. On select occasions, people recommend stuff to me, as with Billy-Ray Belcourt. And quite often, I go with whatever leaps out on the New Releases stand at the library, as with Emma McKenna.
How do YOU choose poetry?
TobeyTheScavengerMonk I comb through a lot of big poetry websites looking for stuff to share with my students. I tend to skim on the first read, looking for the right combination of appropriate content and difficulty level. The poets that I have fallen in love with like Sarah Messer are ones I am unable to skim. 5y
xicanti @TobeyTheScavengerMonk interesting! Now you‘ve got me thinking about approaching poetry as an educator vs an aficionado. 5y
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