Zachary Brett Charles
Reflection on Bugs Have Invaded Las Meninas and Winding Ways
These 2 projects have been the start of my 2024 Poetry Postcard Fest. I had figured doing a bigger project or 2 and then cutting them...
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Notes & Essays
Zachary Brett Charles
Jul 162 min read
Reflection on Poetry Plaza reading
https://youtu.be/iiNdrDx_FL0?si=0zB1w4BBlDrHBxY9 Recently, I was lucky to work with a man in my neighborhood who considers himself an...
Zachary Brett Charles
May 131 min read
The story I experience when I listen to Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks
This will be my second foray into a collection of poems inspired by a musical album. The first was a response to the Beatles' Sgt....
Zachary Brett Charles
Oct 14, 20232 min read
Postcard Fest '23 Wrap Up
Good Autumn Postcard-ians and non-Postcard-ians alike, I wanted to share a few thoughts on this summer’s fest and, finally, the final...
Zachary Brett Charles
Aug 5, 20233 min read
Notes on The Lonely Hearts Show
If you haven't read The Lonely Hearts Show yet, you should check it out before you read this. You can find it under the Poetry section of...
Zachary Brett Charles
Jul 5, 20232 min read
The Windfall
It happened! As the Poetry Postcard Fest approaches, the universe has bestowed me with a gift. The winter ‘97 issue of The Kenyon Review,...
Zachary Brett Charles
Jun 23, 20233 min read
Going into my 2nd Poetry Postcard Fest
I would like to take this space to do two things. One: reflect on lessons from last year’s fest. Two: set some intentions for myself for...
Zachary Brett Charles
Mar 18, 20234 min read
On suspension of disbelief
Suspension of disbelief - the temporary freezing of your standard logical framework, usually in order to appreciate (understand and...
Zachary Brett Charles
Jan 24, 202321 min read
Notes on Olson's Projective Verse
My purpose for rewriting Olson’s Projective Verse essay is twofold. One, to make it an inclusive essay as opposed to exclusive. Two is to...
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