Finding the Music In Your Poetry with Jennifer Martelli
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Finding the Music in Your Poetry with Jennifer Martelli
In episode 32 of the Writing Gym podcast, you’ll discover:
How to determine what form best expresses your poem’s idea
How to decide the level of clarity your poem needs
How to balance obscurity and grounding in your writing
How to use a writing group properly to get the most out of it
Let me tell you a little about her and her amazing writing achievements:
Jennifer Martelli was born and raised in Massachusetts, and graduated from Boston University and The
Warren Wilson M.F.A. Program for Writers. She’s taught high school English as well as women’s literature at Emerson College in Boston. She has been a poet for over 20 years.
Her work has appeared, or will appear, in the following publications: The Denver Quarterly, Folio, Calliope, Kalliope, The Mississippi Review, The Bellingham Review, Kindred, Bitterzoet, ZigZag Folio, The Inflectionist Review, Sugared Water, Slippery Elm, Tar River Review and Bop Dead City. She was a finalist for the Sue Elkind Poetry Prize and a recipient of the Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant in Poetry. Her chapbook, “Apostrophe,” was published in 2011 by BigTable Publishing Company.
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Love what Jennifer Martelli has to say? Get more of her great tips in the Writing Gym.
Jennifer gives great tips in the Writing Gym on:
How to use poetry to express an idea or a narrative
How to determine the best places for line breaks and other formatting conundrums
PLUS Why joining a legitimate peer review group is the best thing you can do for you and your writing!
Haven’t joined the Writing Gym yet? What are you waiting for? No leopard-print leotards required. Find out how you can give your writing the workout to success here: writing-gym.com/what-is-the-writing-gym/poet
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Mentioned in this podcast:
How to choose the best form for your poem
How to balance clarity and obscurity in your work
Why a writing group is crucial to getting the best support and feedback
How to network within your writing group
What white space is and why it is important in poetry- and how you can use it!
How to decode a poem to understand its deeper meaning
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QUIRK O’ THE WEEK In college, Annalisa lived in a French-speaking-only dorm. Instead, she ended up learning basic conversational Russian from her floormates- including her roommate!
Here is Writing Coach Annalisa Parent (www.datewiththemuse.com) in front of her old dorm
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CREDITS
The Writing Gym Podcast is hosted by Andi Brixey, Personal Trainer in The Writing Gym.
It features Annalisa Parent, the resident writing coach in The Writing Gym.
Audio Production by Tito Heiderer
“Happy Go Lucky” Theme Composed by Rob Taylor
Theme Music Performed by Clint Bierman
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One thought on “Finding the Music In Your Poetry with Jennifer Martelli”
This was a really good interview. I especially liked the part about being moved by a poem even if you don’t completely understand it.
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