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The Crone Power Issue Fall 2020
Read more: The Crone Power Issue Fall 2020We are delighted to offer the new issue of Gyroscope Review – The Annual Crone Power Issue. This issue features a fantastic cover by Assistant Editor Elya Braden and 50+ poems from women-identifying poets over the age of 50. These are powerful poems offering a range of diverse voices for today’s uncertain world. They show…
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The Trouble With Being A Poet
Read more: The Trouble With Being A PoetThe 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
Read more: 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
Read more: Listening to Poetry vs Reading Poetry, Part 1Do 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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