Zachary Brett Charles
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....
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Notes & Essays
Zachary Brett Charles
- Oct 14, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2023
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 21 min
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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