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I Shall Emerge!

18 Feb 201918 Feb 2019 Diligent Candy

Kawahigashi Hekigoto (1873-1937), Japanese poet and haiku pioneer writes: 初雷や ふるふが如き 雛の壇 Hatsu-rai ya/ Furuu ga gotoki/ Hina no dan The first thunder Is likely to shake The tiered doll stand. I feel that way about spring. As the heads of the … Continue reading I Shall Emerge!

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Teaching the Ghazal in Class

20 Nov 201720 Nov 2017 Diligent Candy

Last week I was subbing at the Vrije Universteit for the Genre, Literature and Analysis class for the Bachelor First Year course. I was teaching the villanelle and ghazal, which involved aspects of the forms as well as close reading. … Continue reading Teaching the Ghazal in Class

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To tell you the truth

10 Feb 201615 Jul 2018 Diligent Candy

I have been writing poems a lot more than I usually do and reworking drafts of old poems. Perhaps due to my PhD work on the ghazal I tend to spend more time on structure and sound. Strict metrical scales … Continue reading To tell you the truth

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