When I taught intro-to-poetry classes, I ended each term with ‘Write Fucked Up Poems’, by Hoa Nguyen, not only because I did want the students to write fucked up poems, but also because it is a keen illustration of what a fucked up poem is; it rewards some of the orthodox skills of close reading, but also shows it up as an imperfect mode of understanding.
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Letter 2. Fucking Up.
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When I taught intro-to-poetry classes, I ended each term with ‘Write Fucked Up Poems’, by Hoa Nguyen, not only because I did want the students to write fucked up poems, but also because it is a keen illustration of what a fucked up poem is; it rewards some of the orthodox skills of close reading, but also shows it up as an imperfect mode of understanding.