Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Great Regulars: So, for the most part, I don't

think that female poets have to change their style to get noticed in poetry. I do think, based on my experience, that female poets might initially encounter a lot of opposition to a particular style or, for that matter, theme:

[Marie Howe, "Practicing"]

I want to write a love poem for the girls I kissed in seventh grade,

from Kristen Hoggatt: The Smart Set: Ask a Poet: Girl Talk

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