Friday, September 05, 2008

New Literary Art Form Discovered!

"I believe I've discovered a previously unrecognized genre of contemporary writing that deserves commendation for its distinctiveness and frequent excellence. It's practiced mainly by contemporary poets, but it's not poetry. In fact—at least for me—it's much better than most contemporary poetry, in the sense that it's much more readable, much better crafted, and often beautifully compressed in a dazzling haikulike way."

New Literary Art Form Discovered!

In praise of the praise of poetry.


By Ron Rosenbaum


http://www.slate.com/id/2199466

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