Recent Comments
- Dennis Clark on in verse # 28 : the pun is meatier than the surd
- Dennis Clark on in verse # 28 : the pun is meatier than the surd
- Mahonri Stewart on Justifying the Cut: The Plays of Saints on Stage
- Mahonri Stewart on Justifying the Cut: The Plays of Saints on Stage
- Jonathan Langford on Justifying the Cut: The Plays of Saints on Stage
Categories
- Action & Suspense (4)
- Announcements (63)
- Children's Lit corner (15)
- Community Voices (91)
- Electronic Age (30)
- Funny Stuff (21)
- General (2)
- Horror Shelf (3)
- In Verse (36)
- International Scene (11)
- Literary Views of Scripture (39)
- Mormon LitCrit (78)
- Mysterious Doings (22)
- On-screen (13)
- On-stage (34)
- Personal Narratives (24)
- Publishers Corner (27)
- SF&F corner (42)
- Storytelling and Community (69)
- Stuff of Romance (4)
- The Past through Literature (11)
- The Populist's Soapbox (25)
- The Writer's Desk (101)
- This Week in Mormon Literature (77)
- Thoughts on Language (15)
- YA corner (23)
Category Archives: In Verse
in verse, #1 : in the beginning
I first thought of calling this bloggette “re verse,” after the blogmaster proposed “Poetry Corner,” because I intend to write about verse, not poetry. “Poetry” is a quality judgment applied to occurences of verse, and some writers deprecate their works … Continue reading
Posted in In Verse
Tagged Beowulf, Frederick Rebsamen, John McWhorter, poetry, reading aloud, Simon Armitage, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, verse
3 Comments
Storytelling & Community: Of Grisham and Ghalib
I spent last weekend at the MLA Convention in L.A. While the convention itself was great, my favorite part was staying with my “aunt” Pawan (actually my mom’s cousin and not quite two years older than me) and getting to … Continue reading
Posted in In Verse, Mormon LitCrit
1 Comment
My Favorite Christmas Poem
This is my favorite Christmas poem. What’s yours?
In Verse: Zeitgeist poetry, or something
I’m going to completely expose my ignorance here, writing about something I don’t know anything about. I want to write about poetry, and it’s awkward because I don’t write poetry (at least not that I’m willing to show anyone), and … Continue reading
On-Stage: On recited poetry and really bad theatre
There’s a musical playing right now at BYU that I’m not going to see. Casey at the Bat it’s called, and already I’m cranky. I’m on the committee that decides these things–I’ve read the script. That’s why I’m boycotting it. … Continue reading
Posted in In Verse, On-stage
Tagged Baseball, Melodrama, Musicals, Narrative verse, Oral recitation
7 Comments
Mormon LitCrit: Great Mormon Art
I’ve been wondering lately if we actually have the great Mormon writing we’re waiting for, but have missed it. I’d imagine that serious writers in Shakespeare’s day were waiting for the Great English Poet, not a playwright, and might not … Continue reading
Posted in In Verse, Mormon LitCrit
9 Comments
