I did my M.A. in English, Poetry Composition at California State University, Fullerton. The
book of poems I wrote for my M.A. project is titled "The Music of
Poetry" and the 19 poems explore the subject of music, poetical forms,
and how they intersect. My adviser was Dr. John Brugaletta who was so instrumental in helping me achieve these poems and has several books of poems, the latest being "With My Head Rising Out of the Water" from Negative Capability Press. I have listed the forms and some notes to give some context. The Music of Poetry The Mechanistic Ballade - A french ballade Singer - dramatic monologue about an android Frenzy - Poem about driving to school The Victim - Villanelle Lost in the Mail - Word count dramatic monologue The Midnight Quartet of Marcel Proust - dramatic monologue The Conductor - Shakespearean sonnet Cecilia Simon, Ten Months and a Day - dramatic monologue Fever - Poem about my daughter as a toddler Learning to Swim - Poetical form following the musical form of theme and variations The Ring: A Corona - Five interlocking sonnets about Wagner's Ring Cycle Wagner The Rhinegold The Valkyries Siegfried The Twilight of the Gods The Dance Love Song - Villanelle Maria’s Sound: “Salve Regina.” - A three-part motet on Don Carlo Gesualdo’s double murder of his wife and her lover, 1594 The Music of Love - Free verse sestina The Carpenter - Yep, THAT carpenter - Shakespearean sonnet Hymn - Italian sonnet The End of a World - chant royal |
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