The only modern poetry I've read in recent years is Fiona Benson's 'Vertigo & Ghost' (2019) which presents Zeus as a serial rapist, a take that I've not been able to shake off. It was of course recommended by Backlisted.
In my experience, there’s enough poetry out there for everyone to find a couple of poets, a handful of poems that work for them. Thankfully it’s a short form. I tried to buy all the professional poetry produced in Australia one year. Even in our small market I couldn’t keep up. But on to Hannah’s work. I considered buying it but after some cursory reads, it didn’t grab me. And I think you are on point as to why. But that poem that you did find was good. Worth it. Worth the review. Thanks Ian.
Thanks mate. I don’t know if it’s not enough poetry taught at school or an instinctual dislike, but I ignored poetry for decades. I did try and Uni, but Wordsworth did nothing for me. But I’m older and wiser and strangely more open to new things.
It’s a language within a language. And school can never give anyone the breadth of exposure necessary for folks to find their thing imho. Then you get, wild poems by non professional poets that just blow you away. Case in point https://youtu.be/UgzO5Vo0iHM?si=RLOJaf4m7KscTLOh
Ok. I just looked up Unbound.
Yeah, it’s not great.
Ugh. When the virtuous alternative goes bad it’s hard not to resist becoming deeply disillusioned.
What happened at Backlisted? I can’t find anything about JM steeping back and why.
The only modern poetry I've read in recent years is Fiona Benson's 'Vertigo & Ghost' (2019) which presents Zeus as a serial rapist, a take that I've not been able to shake off. It was of course recommended by Backlisted.
I own that but have not read it. One day.
In my experience, there’s enough poetry out there for everyone to find a couple of poets, a handful of poems that work for them. Thankfully it’s a short form. I tried to buy all the professional poetry produced in Australia one year. Even in our small market I couldn’t keep up. But on to Hannah’s work. I considered buying it but after some cursory reads, it didn’t grab me. And I think you are on point as to why. But that poem that you did find was good. Worth it. Worth the review. Thanks Ian.
Thanks mate. I don’t know if it’s not enough poetry taught at school or an instinctual dislike, but I ignored poetry for decades. I did try and Uni, but Wordsworth did nothing for me. But I’m older and wiser and strangely more open to new things.
It’s a language within a language. And school can never give anyone the breadth of exposure necessary for folks to find their thing imho. Then you get, wild poems by non professional poets that just blow you away. Case in point https://youtu.be/UgzO5Vo0iHM?si=RLOJaf4m7KscTLOh