Year: 2020
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The Trouble With Being A Poet
The last two times on the Gyroscope Blog, I talked about listening vs. performing poetry. Here’s one last thought on that topic, more along the lines of reading vs performing poetry. Billy Collins. I didn’t realize how much I enjoyed Collins’ poems until I started listening to his CD “Live”. I didn’t come to appreciate…
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Listening to Poetry — Part II
(Click HERE for Part I -Listening to Poetry vs Reading Poetry, and last week’s videos.) What happens when we listen to a poem? All kinds of stuff goes on in your brain when you’re actively listening. Scientifically, neurons in your brain fire in sync with the rhythmic structure of what you are listening to. Neurons…
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Listening to Poetry vs Reading Poetry, Part 1
Do you prefer to read your poetry on the page, or listen to it? (Or watch and listen to it?) Which are you more comfortable with? As a poet, do you write your poem to be read on the page or performed? Give a listen to the YouTube poem readings below and consider how each…
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Looking Down to Find Yourself
One of the things I miss about being pandemic homebound is flying to a different place. I’m not big on flying but once I get on the plane, and reassure myself the pilot DOES know what he/she is doing, everything is okay. I’ll even sit in the window seat. I love flying in the daytime…
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Quotes for Your Inner Muse
Sometimes, we find just what we need in another’s words. Thoughts that stir our thoughts can be a jumping-off point. It’s easy to dismiss another’s words of wisdom as not applying to you, it’s harder to absorb the thought, process it, and then decide if you can accept or reject the premise. Does something about…
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The Summer 2020 Issue of Gyroscope Review
Welcome to the Summer 2020 Issue (20-3) of Gyroscope Review. It’s been a long road to get here, fraught with COVID and shortages and protests, and all the oddities 2020 has thrown at us. The Summer Issue poets rose to the occasion and did a wonderful job of summing up the state of the world…
