<a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/cid-corman">Cid Corman</a> isn’t afraid to ask unanswerable questions or to leave most of a page blank. In today’s episode he’s asking the question straight up: ‘Is this a poem?’
Show notes
<ul>
<li>Join us for <a href="https://www.coursera.org/learn/modpo/discussions/forums/yR5RvK-EEeaElQ6tBsFbjg">SlowPo 2017</a></li>
<li>Recordings of <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/SteelWagstaff/">Cid’s reading group</a> at CC’s in Kyoto</li>
<li><a href="https://books.google.com.au/books?id=9UcyMHYr_OYC&pg=PA91&lpg=PA91&dq=%22is+this+really+a+poem?%22+cid+corman&source=bl&ots=QEzzzLwtb9&sig=i8epGd5mFKHtd9T_bN_lBb3l8PI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwin5MnLmeHRAhVKfrwKHXqyD1UQ6AEIGTAA#v=onepage&q=%22is%20this%20really%20a%20poem%3F%22%20cid%20corman&f=false">It isn’t / what you think…</a></li>
<li><a href="https://books.google.com.au/books?id=9UcyMHYr_OYC&pg=PA146&lpg=PA146&dq=cid+corman+it+always+comes+down+and+back+to+this&source=bl&ots=QEzzzLws99&sig=eBkqhqwBvM6EP3qazI3QYHuIg6o&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjM4peSmeHRAhWBU7wKHWcpDywQ6AEIHzAB#v=onepage&q=cid%20corman%20it%20always%20comes%20down%20and%20back%20to%20this&f=false">It always / comes down and / back to this…</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ndbooks.com/book/nothing-doing/">Nothing / Doing</a> from New Directions (2000)</li>
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Cid Corman isn’t afraid to ask unanswerable questions or to leave most of a page blank. In today’s episode he’s asking the question straight up: ‘Is this a poem?’ Show notes Join us for SlowPo 2017 Recordings of Cid’s reading group at CC’s in Kyoto It isn’t / what you think… It always / comes down and / back to this… Nothing / Doing from New Directions (2000)

<a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/cid-corman" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cid Corman</a> isn’t afraid to ask unanswerable questions or to leave most of a page blank. In today’s episode&nbsp;he’s asking the question straight up: ‘Is this a poem?’
Show notes
<ul>
<li>Join us for <a href="https://www.coursera.org/learn/modpo/discussions/forums/yR5RvK-EEeaElQ6tBsFbjg" rel="noopener noreferrer">SlowPo 2017</a></li>
<li>Recordings of <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/SteelWagstaff/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cid’s reading group</a> at CC’s in Kyoto</li>
<li><a href="https://books.google.com.au/books?id=9UcyMHYr_OYC&amp;pg=PA91&amp;lpg=PA91&amp;dq=%22is+this+really+a+poem?%22+cid+corman&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=QEzzzLwtb9&amp;sig=i8epGd5mFKHtd9T_bN_lBb3l8PI&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwin5MnLmeHRAhVKfrwKHXqyD1UQ6AEIGTAA#v=onepage&amp;q=%22is%20this%20really%20a%20poem%3F%22%20cid%20corman&amp;f=false" rel="noopener noreferrer">It isn’t / what you think…</a></li>
<li><a href="https://books.google.com.au/books?id=9UcyMHYr_OYC&amp;pg=PA146&amp;lpg=PA146&amp;dq=cid+corman+it+always+comes+down+and+back+to+this&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=QEzzzLws99&amp;sig=eBkqhqwBvM6EP3qazI3QYHuIg6o&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjM4peSmeHRAhWBU7wKHWcpDywQ6AEIHzAB#v=onepage&amp;q=cid%20corman%20it%20always%20comes%20down%20and%20back%20to%20this&amp;f=false" rel="noopener noreferrer">It always / comes down and / back to this…</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ndbooks.com/book/nothing-doing/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nothing / Doing</a> from New Directions (2000)</li>
</ul>

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