Poetry speaks to us differently than both non-fiction and fiction prose. It’s older, of course, than the printed word, recited and repeated long before language was codified into letters, spellings, and definitions. Even in its written or printed form, poetry stands apart, like the older, sole child of a previous marriage. And it’s the literary form that most readily changes when it’s read silently and read aloud.
These differences between poetry and prose came quickly to mind when I read Long After Lauds: Poems by Jeanine Hathaway, published in 2020. And I will be an honest consumer. It wasn’t the poet’s reputation or reading one of her poems in a journal or online, or the title that attracted me to the collection.
To continue reading, please see my post today at Tweetspeak Poetry.
Some Tuesday Readings
‘Old Clem’: Song from Dickens’ Great Expectations Set to Music – Jeff Eardley at Society of Classical Poets.
Clearing Brush – poem by Robert Cording at The Hudson Review.
The Ten Best Poems to Analyze – Adam Sedia at Society of Classical Poets.
Poetry Prompt – Journeys: Woodstock Dream – L.L. Barkat at Tweetspeak Poetry.
“The Second Coming” by William Butler Yeats – Joseph Bottum at Poems Ancient and Modern.
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