Session Three: Emily Dickinson Charles Olson once referred to William Blake as a "big fire" poet, which I take to mean someone who not only wrote consistently excellent poetry, but brought new visions, new methodologies, new ideas to poetry. That is, a major poet or "Big Fire" poet changes the field in which she or […]
BIG FIRE POETRY: William Morris, Christina Rosetti
Session Five: Ezra Pound & William Carlos Williams Charles Olson once referred to William Blake as a "big fire" poet, which I take to mean someone who not only wrote consistently excellent poetry, but brought new visions, new methodologies, new ideas to poetry. That is, a major poet or "Big Fire" poet changes the field […]
Session Six: Hilda Doolittle Charles Olson once referred to William Blake as a "big fire" poet, which I take to mean someone who not only wrote consistently excellent poetry, but brought new visions, new methodologies, new ideas to poetry. That is, a major poet or "Big Fire" poet changes the field in which she or […]
Come Write with us. Exercises that take into account Big Fire Poetry readings and ideas. Influence, Impact, Transformation.
POEMS of Resistance, Rebellion, & Revolution A meditation / enhancement / POETRY Workshop focusing on poems, from ancient times to the present, that examine and confront issues of their time. Each session will include reading, listening, quiet meditation, writing, and sharing/discussion. Instructor: Charles Alexander, author of 7 books and 13 chapbooks of poetry, professor of […]
POEMS of Resistance, Rebellion, & Revolution A meditation / enhancement / POETRY Workshop focusing on poems, from ancient times to the present, that examine and confront issues of their time. Each session will include reading, listening, quiet meditation, writing, and sharing/discussion. Instructor: Charles Alexander, author of 7 books and 13 chapbooks of poetry, professor of […]