Almanac Poetry: Italicised Poem
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Italicised Poem
Don’t you think
italicising words
in a poem
often makes what is said seem
more intelligent
and significant
than it actually is?
(Acknowledgement: first published in Please Feed the Macaws…I’m Feeling Too Indolent, Ginninderra Press, 2023)
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Kevin Densley is a graduate of both Deakin University and The University of Melbourne. He has taught writing and literature in numerous Victorian universities and TAFES. He is a poet and writer-in-general. His fifth book-length poetry collection, Please Feed the Macaws ... I'm Feeling Too Indolent, was published in late 2023 by Ginninderra Press. He is also the co-author of ten play collections for young people, as well as a multi Green Room Award nominated play, Last Chance Gas, published by Currency Press. Other writing includes screenplays for educational films.
Ha. So true. If I had a buck for every time I saw a French word italicised in a poem….
Thanks for your response, DB – italicising words is certainly overdone in pretty much all forms of writing.
As always, very perceptive Kevin.
Thank you, Barry. Your comments are always appreciated.