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Poetry Explication - POETRY DOCTOR
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3WS World Wide Writers Services. Alternative Press and Self-Publication. The Conscience of a Poet. David B. Axelrod. TRY YOUR HAND AT EXPLICATION *. By David B. Axelrod. This method can be applied to any writing you wish to “interpret! Let’s start with any one line to get the feel of the discussion! Suppose our poem consisted of a single word:. How would you “interpret” the poem? Try closing your eyes to picture “red.” Write what you pictured. Is that what the poem means? Lists “114 entries”! Clearly, wo...
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CV - POETRY DOCTOR
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3WS World Wide Writers Services. Alternative Press and Self-Publication. The Conscience of a Poet. David B. Axelrod. Dr David B. Axelrod (2015). Address: 1104 Jacaranda Avenue, Daytona Beach, Florida 32118. Profession: Author/Poet, Arts Administrator. Notary Public, State of Florida. Director of American Poets and Writers. MARQUIS’ WHO’S WHO IN AMERICA (2011-2016 editions). ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS (Listed as Florida Poet). Included in five editions of X. J. Kennedy’s INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE. Treasur...
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Haiku - POETRY DOCTOR
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3WS World Wide Writers Services. Alternative Press and Self-Publication. The Conscience of a Poet. David B. Axelrod. HAIKU, POETRY AND MEDITATION. By David B. Axelrod. For a number of reasons, this page will encourage writers of haiku to begin with a slightly longer version. The rule of haiku here will be:. Arranged by counting syllables, 5, 7, 5. Each line an image. The last line the sum of the first two. Here is a sample haiku by Basho (see link below) which has endured for hundreds years:. A good haik...
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Sonnet Lesson - POETRY DOCTOR
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3WS World Wide Writers Services. Alternative Press and Self-Publication. The Conscience of a Poet. David B. Axelrod. FORMAL POETRY AND THE SONNET. By David B. Axelrod. There are those who say “if you don’t count the beats, it isn’t poetry.” After nearly a century of free verse, such a pronouncement seems a bit extreme! One thing following a form can do is send a poet back to work and rework the lines until they are the best example of the form. Thinking, working that hard could produce a better poem ...
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Publishing Poems - POETRY DOCTOR
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3WS World Wide Writers Services. Alternative Press and Self-Publication. The Conscience of a Poet. David B. Axelrod. By David B. Axelrod. Want to know how to increase your chances of getting your poems published? Even if art is something you create for yourself, it can be a great thing to share your creations with the world. It is best, of course, if you can read a copy of the magazine before you send your poems. It is also true that your local library or store will have relatively few of the thousan...
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David B. Axelrod - POETRY DOCTOR
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3WS World Wide Writers Services. Alternative Press and Self-Publication. The Conscience of a Poet. David B. Axelrod. At this page you will find news of my activities as Volusia County’s first Poet Laureate. I would like to hear from you with suggestions for activities &/or an invitation to come and teach or perform for your organization. INFORMATION FOR YOUNG POETS. Do you write poetry? Are you interested in learning how to write poetry? Would you like to learn more about poetry from an established poet?
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Rhyme - POETRY DOCTOR
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3WS World Wide Writers Services. Alternative Press and Self-Publication. The Conscience of a Poet. David B. Axelrod. HOW TO TELL GOOD RHYMES FROM BAD RHYMES. There’s nothing wrong with rhyming if you do it well. Our own new director of the National Endowment for the Arts, Dana Gioia, is a great proponent of rhyme. Lewis Turco, the author of The Book of Forms and The New Book of Forms, is a wonderful craftsman and strong proponent of both forms and rhyme. 8220;For goodness sake/ for a rhyme to make/ you m...
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Calendar - POETRY DOCTOR
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3WS World Wide Writers Services. Alternative Press and Self-Publication. The Conscience of a Poet. David B. Axelrod. WATCH FOR NEWS and photos of Dr. Axelrod’s performances in Vienna and London, November 18- December 2. Prepared by Creative Happiness Institute, Inc.,. The non-profit associate of Poetrydoctor.org. For more information about on-going poetry programs in our area, scroll down to the bottom of this page. NEW SEASON OF EVENTS. BY CREATIVE HAPPINESS INSTITUTE. THANKS TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS! To pre...
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Poetry Hidden Meanings - POETRY DOCTOR
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3WS World Wide Writers Services. Alternative Press and Self-Publication. The Conscience of a Poet. David B. Axelrod. By Dr David B. Axelrod. But I think if you can’t trust a poem to say what it means–directly–then that could explain why so many people have no place for poetry. They don’t like having to figure it out and they like it less that they are made fools of with word games. We call contracts that work that way fraud. Bookmark and Share This Page. Save to Browser Favorites / Bookmarks.
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Revising Poems - POETRY DOCTOR
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3WS World Wide Writers Services. Alternative Press and Self-Publication. The Conscience of a Poet. David B. Axelrod. Why Revise Your Poems? By David B. Axelrod. Because, as often, poets write from the heart, I meet many people who are unaccustomed to revision, even rejecting the notion that they should take suggestions. Their comments as often reflect the sentiment that It came to me that way and I like it that way, or If you change it, it won’t be mine anymore. Here is a poem I wrote straight out, looki...