Sarah Scott

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Sarah Scott is a former English major, copyeditor, published poet and freelancer who lives and works in Madison, WI. Her interests include American poetry, postcolonial literature, rhetoric, women's and disability issues.

Latest Articles

Tony Hoagland
A short feature on the award-winning poet's life and work so far, including his collection "What Narcissism Means to Me."
May 21, 2009 - Sarah Scott
How to Give a Poetry Reading
When giving a poetry reading or reading poetry out loud, there are a few important guidelines to remember.
May 7, 2009 - Sarah Scott
A. E. Housman's A Shropshire Lad
This cycle of 63 poems by A.E. Housman has been continuously in print since it was self-published in 1896.
May 7, 2009 - Sarah Scott
Speculative Poetry
At the intersection of poetry and genre fiction, speculative poetry offers new creative avenues for diverse writers who may find themselves to be "strange bedfellows."
May 5, 2009 - Sarah Scott
The Objective Correlative
The concept of the objective correlative and the criticism surrounding it make it an important consideration for writers even though literary theory has changed.
May 4, 2009 - Sarah Scott
Liminality in Literature
The idea of liminality, or inhabiting two worlds, permeates mythology and modern literature, particularly in genre fiction.
May 1, 2009 - Sarah Scott
Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin has been called England's greatest post-war poet, in addition to being voted "the nation's best-loved poet" by the Poetry Book Society.
Apr 29, 2009 - Sarah Scott
Contemporary Irish Language Poetry
Even as the number of Irish Gaelic speakers in each Gaeltacht diminished, a group of Irish poets in Cork in the 1970s was beginning to write modern Irish language poetry.
Apr 20, 2009 - Sarah Scott