MATTHEW COOPERMAN Stills
\nEcopoetics volume 2, pages 56 and 57<\/p>\n
These are called Stills. I’m not sure why, maybe that is a technical term. <\/p>\n
A loose form, starting with a topic defined in the title (Still: Environmentalism, Still: Flight) followed by a set of attributes, each of which is followed by more detail. It reminds me of a writer’s or designer’s notebook, capturing a lot of thoughts or impressions about a thing, with labels. <\/p>\n
An appealing combination of mind moves: rigorous data gathering juxtaposed against whimsically intuitive leaps juxtaposed against each other. The leaps don’t always make sense, but the pile up of datapoints seems to give a roundness, a fullness, a sense that the poet has spent some time with the topic, although not exhausting it. <\/p>\n
I like this form. I might try it out myself. You could set this up as a grid ahead of time and fill it in quickly, associatively, without thinking too hard. <\/p>\n
Still: (topic)<\/p>\n
Ambition:
\nSetting:
\nDrama:
\nPressures:
\nSponsor:
\nPlayers:
\nSequel:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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