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| April 2005 |
Points To Ponder
When Reading or Discussing Poetry
[a companion piece to the bookclub Poetry Special]
- How does the presence or absence of specific characters throughout a poetry collection change your relationship to the book? Does it change how you approach reading it?
- How important is narrative to you when it comes to poetry? Is narrative poetry more accessible?
- Consider the use of language in various poetry books. How does the density or scarcity of words on the page change the effect a poem has? Does denser wording convey urgency—or some other type of mood?
- Poems are a very visual type of literature, given the freedom the poet has in the placement of words. Which poems visually affect you?
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