9 November, 10:00 - noon -- John Roche (Albuquerque Chapter member) to talk about punctuation. With writing exercises.

Free

NM Poetry Society - Albuquerque Chapter

We meet at the North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center, 7521 Carmel NE, Albuquerque (near intersection of Wyoming & Paseo el Norte). 

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 A Short Guide to Punctuating Poetry. John says, “How do I punctuate my poems?” That is an oft-asked question. Should one capitalize each line, using periods and commas at the ends of lines, use lots of dashes like Emily Dickinson, follow E.E. Cummings in eschewing capitals altogether, or even create one’s own system of notation like some experimental poets? The answer will depend on your own personality and what you are trying to convey (as well as the type of poetry). Are you a punctuation maximalist or punctuation minimalist?

To punctuate is literally to “point out” by way of marks. Another meaning is to “occur at intervals throughout,” suggesting a close relationship between punctuation and rhythm. Taken broadly, “punctuation” includes all the “road signs” a given poet chooses to post for the reader. These may include not only punctuation marks and capitalization, but also typefaces and font sizes, spacing and line breaks, or even icons, drawings, etc. In this workshop, we will consider such questions and do some writing/editing exercises inspired by them.

John Roche