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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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