tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post3156063440743405559..comments2024-02-05T15:01:44.563-05:00Comments on Cleveland Poetics: a place for cleveland's writers and readers: Ordinary Genius - A Guide for the Poet Withinmichael salingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717310933948991992noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-10875079781695362462009-05-29T14:25:58.832-04:002009-05-29T14:25:58.832-04:00I like Kim Addonizio. I think I might try to buy t...I like Kim Addonizio. I think I might try to buy this.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754731414472694899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-70706989255175577492009-05-28T07:52:56.494-04:002009-05-28T07:52:56.494-04:00"Ordinary Genius" is a perfect title for it. Last..."Ordinary Genius" is a perfect title for it. Last year when folks asked me to recommend a book to "help" them write better poetry, the first one I'd suggest was <I>The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry</I> by Kim Addonizio and Dorianne Laux (W.W. Norton, 1997) - which has been used in courses across the country. Kim's recent <I>Ordinary Genius</I> is like a sequel or continuation - maybe even a replacement volume - yet it is much more. Good magicians rarely give away their secrets - but Kim, who's arguably been one of the most successful poets in America, gives hers away here. She shows how to perform poetic magic, partly by dispelling the illusion that it's all magic. To Kim, it's more journey than magic - and in <I>Ordinary Genius</I>, she shares the road map that got her where she is. It's the book I'd recommend today.John B. Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11497208622485346132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-81811384546259403292009-05-27T18:54:44.142-04:002009-05-27T18:54:44.142-04:00Yes! That's exactly the way I want to be a rock s...Yes! That's exactly the way I want to be a rock star! Does the book tell me how I can do it?Geoffrey A. Landishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04518496779546782434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-65033497425640479752009-05-27T17:37:54.611-04:002009-05-27T17:37:54.611-04:00"If you want to be a poet the same way some people..."If you want to be a poet the same way some people want to be a rock star without actually learning the guitar, playing scales or practicing - then you are free to fantasize."<br /><br /><br />That's an awesome little bit there :)Theresa Göttl Brightmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268724583965572272noreply@blogger.com