Poetry Off the Shelf
Style All the Way Down
May 21, 2024
Joyelle McSweeney discusses integrating poetic elements into everyday life, crafting poetry in a peripheral location, creating a crown of sonnets dedicated to John Keats, unveiling hidden atrocities through poetry, recounting personal experiences with hearing loss, recounting a heartbreaking journey through hospital stays, overcoming a writing block through rules and style icons, and reflecting on loss and beauty through tactile memories.
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- Poetry encompasses life, not just verses, promoting a poetic existence.
- Creativity thrives in overlooked locations, challenging urban poetry stereotypes.
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The Process of Becoming a Poet
Becoming a poet involves living life in poetry rather than just writing poems. Joyelle McSweeney emphasizes expanding the idea of poetry to encompass all aspects of life, highlighting that poetry is not simply about crafting verses but about embodying a poetic existence. The podcast delves into the concept that the broader one's perception of poetry, the more enriched and profound one's life becomes.
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