Sarah HoffmeisterProcess NotesWhere are you in your soundwriting process?: Today, I recorded my radio show with Darrin Kibbey and collected and organized all of my audio…Apr 26, 2023Apr 26, 2023
Sarah HoffmeisterInitial Research for My Beat MixtapeRight now, I have two questions that I’m focused on researching: How does Diane di Prima use diction and metaphor in her poetry about being…Apr 3, 2023Apr 3, 2023
Sarah HoffmeisterWatching the Universe UnfurlMichael McClure’s poem “Watching the Stolen Rose” utilizes the extended metaphor of a rose blooming to characterize the motion and…Mar 20, 20231Mar 20, 20231
Sarah HoffmeisterinThe Beat MixtapesAmiri Baraka and AllusionIn his poem “In Memory of Radio,” Amiri Baraka uses allusion to pass criticism on the modern American culture. Baraka mentions several…Mar 12, 20231Mar 12, 20231
Sarah HoffmeisterinThe Beat MixtapesMcClure’s Many IdentitiesIn Michael McClure’s “Peyote Poem,” the speaker describes his experience of the world around him while high on the psychoactive drug…Feb 19, 20231Feb 19, 20231
Sarah HoffmeisterinThe Beat MixtapesGary Snyder’s Enduring Image of WomenImagery is perhaps the most powerful tool at a poet’s dispense. Though Gary Snyder is a master at crafting clear, evocative images in his…Feb 12, 20231Feb 12, 20231
Sarah HoffmeisterinThe Beat MixtapesJack Kerouac and RhythmFor Jack Kerouac, to write spontaneous prose was to “satisfy yourself first, then reader cannot fail to receive telepathic shock and…Jan 29, 20231Jan 29, 20231
Sarah HoffmeisterinThe Beat MixtapesLooking at Diction in Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl”In his poem “Howl,” Allen Ginsberg employs a stunning combination of abstract, poetic, and concrete diction in order to suffuse the poem…Jan 23, 20232Jan 23, 20232