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Clamming / David Jibson
Poetry Giveaway / Michigan Gothic by David Jibson
Yes. I’m giving this poetry chapbook away free to anyone.
As death comes to Augie, it parallels the death of the American family farm and a culture that once helped to define who we are. This chapbook tells the story of Augie and his family in a series of twenty free verse poems.
Michigan Gothic is out of print but is now available as a free download in PDF format. Just click the cover photo to get your copy.
Two Poems in “Making Waves, A West Michigan Review”
Click on the cover then scroll down to hear Her Name Was Hazel and The Inevitable. (audio)
Abstract Watercolor Landscape No. 2
Review of “Year of Moons”
Year of Moons is precious to me. These poems do what I look for; the poem says one thing but means something else. Case in point, my favorite in the collection is a haiku in which the fish breaks the surface. And my 2nd favorite, Way of the River with its ripples of radiating meanings. “Make it [the river] take you where you want to go.” I like the sensual nape of the neck poem, and the way Mr. Jibson makes a poem out of something we’re all familiar with (but don’t write about) like grandmother’s old recipe cards. Of the moon poems, travel moon takes the reader well outside its frame, a great quality in a poem. The same for the Milky Way poem. The thought and research that went into the making of Year of Moons are two of its great qualities, along with the sensitive observations throughout and depth and clarity the writer brought to the project.
– Laurence W. Thomas, Editor Emeritus
3rd Wednesday Magazine
Year of Moons by David Jibson is available as a free download at https://davidkjibson.com/
and is available in print at Amazon.com.
Review of “Protective Coloration” in “Pulp”.
The Ann Arbor District Library’s website of the arts, “Pulp” and published an interview and review at it’s website. Click the logo.
A Quick Ekphrastic Poety Exercise
Writing ekphrastic poetry is a great way to break out of slump (I never say writer’s block). Here is a technique that makes an ekphastic poem seem to write itself. To demonstrate we’ll use a poem that was originally published in The Ekphrastic Review. It was insprired by the famous photo of the same title as the poem.
The poem is written in three parts, each part it’s own stanza, though that is not any kind of rule. It’s just how I chose to work with this short poem. I think it’s brevity contributes to it’s impact.
The first stanza is a simple description of what’s seen in the photograph. It’s best to concentrate on just one or two details and extend them, perhaps through comparison using simile or metaphor.
In step two I have brought in sensory experiences beyond the visual. This animates the photograph, turns it into a living scene that includes movement and the senses of hearing and smell.
The final step is for the poet to enter the photograph and to interact with the visual elements. This is purely imaginative and the most engaging part of writing the poem. You can talk to people, touch or pick up objects, use tools, taste food etc.
There you have it, short and sweet; 1) Describe, 2) Animate, 3) Enter and interact.
Review of “Protective Coloration”
From Leslie Schultz, a nice review of Protective Coloration. Thank you Leslie.
The End Is Near / David Jibson
From Protective Coloration (Kelsay Books – Aldrich Press, 2020). Poem originally published in Peninsula Poets.
David K. Jibson 