Category Archives: Disability

The poetics of stutter

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

Canadian poet Jordan Scott is a stutterer, one for whom the act of speaking is a minefield. Jordan’s blert consists of longer poems interspersed with short “Chomp Sets”, followed by a prose meditation:   ==========================================================================  “Having stuttered all of my life, … Continue reading →

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The enjambed body

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

The enjambed body…what a great phrase! I love poetry, so I even know what enjambed means. Good for me. Now I’ve got all that self-congratulation out of the way, I have to admit I stole the phrase from Jim Ferris. … Continue reading →

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