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An Interview with James Dewar, Poet « Cheryl Andrews — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:01:31 +0000

[...] This chapbook is the collection of works from eight poets who participated in the ten-week course I designed and facilitated: Get Published Poetry at Blue Heron Books in Uxbridge, Ontario. The design was crafted around my notion that all poets have five really good poems. Participants used their own works-in-progress as examples of what makes images work and what kinds of writing can confuse or disappoint a reader. We discussed the use of surprise in poetry to delight and enlighten. Experimenting with a number of poetic forms excited everyone about the challenges of being restrained by rhyme and repetition. But the rewards of solving these puzzles proved how much fun poetry can become when the objectives of the poems are met and their place in the grand scheme of the art form is established. I enjoyed working with such an enthusiastic bunch of writers like that! You were a wonderful participant. (Copies of Tuesday’s Child can be purchased online.) [...]

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What IS a chapbook? « Cheryl Andrews — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:56:43 +0000

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Tuesday’s Child Arrives! « Cheryl Andrews — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:01:36 +0000

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