Category Archives: prose

Plagiarism: A Prosaic Contemplation

Posted on 8 January 2014 by clarioretenebris

“Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal. … Bad poets deface what they take.” — T.S. Eliot, quoted in Word Theft, an article by Ruth Graham about plagiarism in poetry I watched. For hours I watched. Another day, then another day … Continue reading →

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A Prosaic Interlude

Posted on 8 September 2013 by clarioretenebris

         Question. Let’s just suppose I’m curious. I am a woman legally married with a woman under the laws of a northeastern state. I and my partner have moved to a southern state that will secede from the union before … Continue reading →

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What Made Hers Work for Me

Posted on 1 July 2013 by clarioretenebris

Queneau is recognized as first having extended the sestina method to numbers other than 6—to 2, to 3 and 5, to 9 and to 11 and beyond. Sara realized that method was but one tribe of a family of methods … Continue reading →

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