Poetry-whether formal or prosaic-is that place where “language darts then freezes,” allowing a lingering, a dwelling on words and their ineffable meaning. Here, Kathryn Winograd explores the nature of prose poetry via the motion of a hummingbird: “dart, spin, then stasis.” This lyric essay was first published in The Colorado Poet Fall 2012. Winograd’s collection of essays, Phantom Canyon: […]
On the Nature of Prose Poetry: Hummingbird or Paragraph?
December 16th, 2013 | by debbie | published in Blog | Leave A Comment »