A wide-ranging gathering of 34 brief essays and 66 prose poems by distinguished practitioners, The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Prose Poetry is ...
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Mar 16, 2011
Brenda
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In “Whatchamacallit & Me,” one of 34 essays in _The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Prose Poetry: Contemporary Poets in Discussion and Practice_, John Bradley quips:
“How many prose poets does it take to change a lightbulb?
Ask me later. We’re still debating the question, ‘What is a lightbulb?’” (150).
One might argue that Bradley fairly sums up the entire anthology with this statement, but the debate (hosted by Gary L. McDowell and F. Daniel Rzicznek) never grows More...
“How many prose poets does it take to change a lightbulb?
Ask me later. We’re still debating the question, ‘What is a lightbulb?’” (150).
One might argue that Bradley fairly sums up the entire anthology with this statement, but the debate (hosted by Gary L. McDowell and F. Daniel Rzicznek) never grows More...
Jun 03, 2010
Keith
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The prose poem has always been a form, admittedly, that I’ve never known much about. My reading of the prose poem has usually led to the question that I imagine I’m not the only one asking: “Isn’t there a way the line could actually be utilized here?”
The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Prose Poetry doesn’t try to explicitly answer that question. Instead, the essays within are used as catalysts to get into the minds of how actual poets write and discuss their prose poems. I don’t wan More...
The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Prose Poetry doesn’t try to explicitly answer that question. Instead, the essays within are used as catalysts to get into the minds of how actual poets write and discuss their prose poems. I don’t wan More...
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Mar 11, 2011
Toni
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"I imagine one is drawn to write prose poems not by sloth, which is better purely practiced in hammocks, but by an urge to participate in a different kind of psychic energy than verse usually embodies." -- William Matthews
I really love this book! I wanted to read it to educate myself about prose poetry. I'm forever wishing some prose poem had line breaks (never again!). The book comprises 33 short personal essays about prose poetry and the writing of it, how the author came More...
I really love this book! I wanted to read it to educate myself about prose poetry. I'm forever wishing some prose poem had line breaks (never again!). The book comprises 33 short personal essays about prose poetry and the writing of it, how the author came More...
Feb 10, 2011
Hobie
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I've been writing flash fiction for a few years and have Rose Metal's Field Guide to Flash Fiction (awesome). Since I tend to be fairly poetical in my stylings, I was intrigued when this volume was published. I purchased it on pre-order and I'm sure one day I'll buy a second copy, when this one is finally shot-out and brown from coffee stains.
If you're interested in the craft of prose poetry, I can't recommend this book highly enough. It's opened up a new genre to me.
If you're interested in the craft of prose poetry, I can't recommend this book highly enough. It's opened up a new genre to me.
Dec 27, 2011
Abby
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I picked this book up in my first semester of MFA in poetry. One of my teachers is in this book, so I was curious to read it. Turns out, I kept this book next to me for the next 4 months, constantly referring to it, picking up books from the other authors, reading their recommendations, and basing a couple of final project off of it. It's a really helpful book on prose poetics - probably one of the three most helpful books I've read on the subject.
Oct 20, 2011
Tara
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Like Rose Metal’s field guide to flash fiction, this is a wonderful compilation of short essays from a wide range of writers about why/how they write prose poems, about what prose poetry is or isn’t, and about how the form fits into the larger literary landscape. Each essay ends with a couple of the author’s own prose poems.
Apr 05, 2010
Gary
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The book is available for order at the Rose Metal Press website. Check it out! http://www.rosemetalpress.com/Catalog/pr...
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