Tag Archives: post-avant

Cognitive Poetics…

Posted on 12/4/2009 by chris

[CC image by Hljod.Huskona] So that’s what the post-avant poets are doing—engaging in “cognitive poetics?” If, as I do on good days, those poets are being intellectually honest, then Travis Nichols’ article makes sense. An excerpt: Memory–and the wonder and … Continue reading →

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Looking for the Door

Posted on 6/25/2009 by chris

[wow, this post got mangled somehow. I've fixed it. I think.] I’m convinced that the variety of contemporary poetry scenes and the poems that emerge from them provide clear evidence that poetry is not only alive and well, but more … Continue reading →

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NaPoMo GBG 2. meaning, the post-avant, the SoQ and Cummings again

Posted on 4/4/2009 by chris

Jared asks: “Is modern poetry so concerned with meaning that form is seen as trimmings?” The irony is that one of the more vital strands of living poetry is the “post-avant” which–to the extent anything can be said about such … Continue reading →

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