POINT OF VIEW IN POETICS
First published by Wild Roof Journal in their Issue 25, released March 2024, this Visual piece seeks to demonstrate the interaction between the Reader, the Poet & the Poem and how these interactions dictate various Points of View. Click below to view it in Wild Roof & scroll down to see the accompanying outlines of each Panel.
POINT OF VIEW IN POETICS
Created by F.M Papaz &
Illustrated by Arthur Perpall III
The Poet The Reader
#1: ‘The Conversation’
The Reader is included in the liminal space of the poem, they are addressed by the poet.
Observable in: You, Reader by Billy Collins
#2: ‘The Letter’
The Reader is a witness to the Poet addressing a specific subject; elegies often take this form.
This can be a person, or it can be an Ode to an inanimate entity.
Observable in: Ode on a Grecian Urn, by John Keats
#3: ‘The Proclamation’
This poem has the atmosphere of a broadcast, it is public, the reader is a part of the public.
Observable in: The Hill We Climb, by Amanda Gorman
#4: ‘The Meditation’
Environment-based as opposed to about an entity.
Here the Reader watches the Poet meditate in the Environment they are bringing to life.
Observable in: Taking my Dog Out to Pee before Bed, by Ellen Bass
#5: ‘The Story’
This type of Poem moves with both the Reader and the Poet standing outside of its contents, looking on. They share the space of external narration.
Observable in:
Caught Sight by Claire Meuschke
Cloud Demolition by Willa Carroll
#6: ‘The Invitation’
The Reader is invited within the poetic space that exists in intimacy with the Poet.
This is a vulnerable and private space.
Observable in:
Recognized Language by Threa Almontaser
Old Mary by Gwendolyn Brooks