We Need to Talk : A New Method for Evaluating Poetry / Bob Broad, Michael Theune.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Theune, Michael, Author.

Broad, Bob, Author.

Series:

New writing viewpoints ; Volume 16.

New Writing Viewpoints

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poetry--Explication.

Poetry.

Poetry--Study and teaching.

Poetry--Authorship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

We evaluate poems constantly: as workshop leaders, competition judges and journal editors. But how do we judge the success of verse in these contexts? The authors propose an innovative method by which anyone involved in the assessment of poetry can be more transparent about how they value verse. This book foregrounds the ethical and professional obligations of poets, teachers and critics to conduct axiological inquiry so they can discover and publish what they value. We Need to Talk suggests why and how people who care about poetry should communally explore and document their shared (and conflicting) values. This is the first book to provide the background and theory, as well as a practical, working model, for the communal, empirical evaluation of creative writing.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction: Show Your Work!

1. Opening the Doors to Inquiry

2. The Contemporary American Poetry Editorial Review (CAPER) Investigation: A PDCM Case Study

3. A Chorus of Voices Reflecting on the CAPER Project

4. Promising Applications of and Futures for Poetry Dynamic Criteria Mapping

5. Do It Yourself

Appendices

References

About the Authors

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9781783098873

1783098872

9781783098866

1783098864

OCLC:

1007291709