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Parsing poetry with Searcy and Swait

Everyday poets chatting about formalism
Joffre Swait
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Steven Searcy
Nov 21, 2024
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Joffre Swait hosts a conversation with poet Steven Searcy. Neither of us considers himself a formalist, yet we both actively use technique in our poems. Are we formalists? traditionalists? How do formal elements help or hinder expression?

Find Steven's book here. Find him on X here.

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