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75The Ingredients of Good Haiku
I've done a fair bit of haiku writing over the years, even recently having had a series of designer art pieces built around 30 of my haiku. Even so, I know that I have a long way to go before I can say I am an expert in this form that, on its...
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64Interview: David Kopaska-Merkel, Speculative Poet
David C. Kopaska-Merkel wears many hats. As a poet, editor, acting president of the Science Fiction Poetry Association, geologist, fiction writer, collaborator (on writing projects, I mean), and avid supporter of other poets and writers,...
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64Cyborg Chimera (a poetry collection)
Cyborg Chimera, released in October 2009, is Bryant's first poetry collection. It centers on ideas of hybridity, the subconscious, dreams, programming, reality, and illusion. It contains 42 poems, some of which have appeared in magazines,...
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86Hebrew Poetry in the Old Testament
I was recently asked to offer a little background of the forms of poetry found in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. Below is a summary of some information that should be useful for anyone looking for an overview of the literary forms used...
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71The 3x3x3, an experimental poetry form
This article first appeared in the print edition of Scifaikuest in May 2009 before being reprinted here by the author. The threesome is a poetic form developed by Shelly Bryant. This article is reprinted here in hopes that more poets will choose...
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77When Two Worlds Collide: Poetry and the Visual Arts
The history of the interaction between poetry and the visual arts is both long and broad, stretching not only far back into history, but also to all parts of the globe we inhabit. In almost every culture, poetry has reacted to the visual arts, and...
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70Edwin Morgan
Edwin Morgan occupies a rather elite spot on my list of favourites. He is one of my 3 favourite poets of all time, alongside John Donne and W. H. Auden. While each of the three is quite different, they have in common two things. First, they use...
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61Finding Your Niche as a Poet: how to locate markets for your poetry
Getting poems into print is hard work. There is a lot of competition in the field. There is a lot of really bad poetry being written and submitted for publication. There's even a fair amount of bad poetry being published. So, how does the...
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