An edition of The 6.5 practices of moderately successful poets
(2012)
The 6.5 practices of moderately successful poets
a self-help memoir
by Jeffrey Skinner
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The 6.5 practices of moderately successful poets: a self-help memoir
2012, Sarabande Books, Inc.
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1936747278 9781936747276
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Protects talent. What is talent? ; The part that learns without effort ; Rigor, precision ; Unfairness ; Necessary selfishness ; Life and work ; The background check
Finds the liminal place. The in-between ; Ignition ; Let's get lost ; A pathway to the gateway ; Meandering, description, music ; Not so hot, better, limit interference, endure ; Top ten poet complaints
Makes use. Phil & company ; Crafty craft ; O, research ; The private eye ; Bobby the ape
Discipline (self). Bad boat, bad boy ; The silence of the iambs ; The revisionarium ; The time clock
Finds poetry companion. How far from the self ; A little help from my friends ; Ask Dr. Frankenpoem, your poetry companion
Ambitious for the work. Ignores outer validation ; Ink runs from the corners of my mouth ; Things that, while possibly admirable, mean nothing for a career ; Things that may move your career forward ; Things that guarantee you will not have a career ; Smarts ; The pre M.F.A. save-your-time & money quiz
Takes the long view. The long view ; The young ; Family guy.
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