Note: Stephen Bett’s father took him to sit, age 15 and starting out in poetry, at the feet of his father’s friend P.K. Page, the doyenne of Canadian poetry, who later revived the "glosa" in Canada. Bett’s new book, his 25th, in a sense brings it all back home. Broken Glosa takes the “glosa,” a Renaissance Spanish Court form, and breaks it down to its contemporary … [Read more...]
Lift Off: Poems by Stephen Bett
Lift Off 30 : half rimed word I am galled, gulled I am a gull for punish ment Throw me your scraps & I will dine out for days Gluttonous bird starved for months, miscuing on the wind lost at sea seeking revenge from a half rimed word Scavenger longing for your de- mise Vengeful predator you mean to ask me? Lift Off … [Read more...]
Back Principles: Poems by Stephen Bett
Back Principles (1) : you have my back You have my back, will teach me buddhist principles for non-fretting If you have my back, nothing to fret about (non?) But seriously, even backs have a learn ing curve —none has been bent to break point till now You can heal it …? I am astonished —& begin to believe you ( … [Read more...]
