Class
Article
College
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department
English Department
Faculty Mentor
Joyce Kinkead
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Abstract
The moment a writer qualifies for the title of poet is undetermined. To gauge if such a moment exists, I launched a mixed method study comparing the perspectives of different published poets. During my study, I interviewed three Cache Valley poets who have their own published books of poetry. In addition, sixteen Utah State University creative writing contest winners were surveyed. My study aims to i) determine the extent to which we can say that there is a decisive moment of change when an individual becomes a poet; and ii) identify the key factors which constitute this shift in identity—sudden or incremental. If a property of ‘momentness’ can be meaningfully applied to the identity of the poet, this will have broad implications on the secondary literature involving identity, language, and art. https://youtu.be/yIf7kGqmDMs
Location
Logan, UT
Start Date
4-8-2022 12:00 AM
Included in
Becoming a Poet: The Moment of Metamorphosis
Logan, UT
The moment a writer qualifies for the title of poet is undetermined. To gauge if such a moment exists, I launched a mixed method study comparing the perspectives of different published poets. During my study, I interviewed three Cache Valley poets who have their own published books of poetry. In addition, sixteen Utah State University creative writing contest winners were surveyed. My study aims to i) determine the extent to which we can say that there is a decisive moment of change when an individual becomes a poet; and ii) identify the key factors which constitute this shift in identity—sudden or incremental. If a property of ‘momentness’ can be meaningfully applied to the identity of the poet, this will have broad implications on the secondary literature involving identity, language, and art. https://youtu.be/yIf7kGqmDMs