The Poetry of Jorie Graham
by J. Zimmerman
Contents:
Books by Jorie Graham:
1995 retrospective.
That attention, like a meditation, stopped my mind from detouring into some of the usual distractions of a Jorie Graham poem, and avoided asking:
She usually has something in the real world in each poem, to balance her mental gymnastics, and I specially liked her most coherent poems which are in section 2, whose material is about the ocean.
Some of the poems (especially the opening poem, "Sundown") make good use of Graham's long-versus-short-line stanzas. These poems are better read aloud, to slow down the reader to take in the complex and layered material.
and characterized Jorie Graham as:
Vendler studies Graham's work at the level of the line: "Historically, the line has been the characteristic unit distinguishing poetry from prose; it is the most sensitive barometer of the breath-units in which poetry is voiced."
Related pages:
Books of Poetry Form. Alphabetic list of poetry forms and related topics. How to Write Poetry. |
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