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NER Classics | Jehanne Dubrow

Oenophilia

November 13, 2015

Oenophilia by Jehanne Dubrow
 originally appeared in NER 30.2 (2009).

Gilliam_Dandoy_Still_Life_with_Oysters,_Grapes,_Lemons,_Peaches,_and_Cherries

Those months away from you, I teach myself
to cook with wine, admiring the change
a Beaujolais enjoys inside the pot,
its sly divestment of alcohol, slowly
from the heat, like a girl unbuttoning her blouse.
I’m indiscriminate. All reds will do
because you’ve never had a taste for white,
the frigid chardonnay or pinot gris
so chilled it makes the crystal goblet sweat.

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Filed Under: NER Classics Tagged With: NER Classics, poetry

Battle of the bards

March 19, 2012

Poor Form Poetry, Middlebury’s resident spoken word performance group, proudly returned from going head-to-head and verse-to-verse with poetry slam groups across New England. Over J-term, the college’s team of eight students advanced to finals at the Second Annual Regional Poetry Slam at Yale and won fourth place overall.

Maya Goldberg-Safir slams at Yale

According to founding Poor Form member Anna Gallagher, “we were very happy with this result because we felt that our style separated us from the competition’s typical techniques.” She explains that Middlebury’s team “emphasizes writing” and sincere, simmering emotionality while refusing to write about “things we can’t relate to.” Instead, the team took on a quirky, bittersweet range of topics from “almost getting a tattoo” to losing a loved one.

Reflecting on the newfound popularity of performing poetry, Gallagher notes that “it creates a weird tension between art and attention-getting, and there is less appreciation for the subtlety of page poetry. However, slam creates an undeniable energy—a team dynamic that is fostered in the most competitive of varsity sports. It also creates an intimacy unlike any other.”

The team consisted of four performers, Gallagher, Maya Goldberg-Safir, Olivia Grugan Carolyn Orsoz, and Jessi Stevens, two alternates, Lara Shabb and Emily Wheeler, and coach, Cody Ghol.

Watch clips of previous Poor Form poetry slams on YouTube.

Filed Under: NER Community Tagged With: Anna Gallagher, Carolyn Orsoz, Cody Ghol., Emily Wheeler, Jessi Stevens, Lara Shabb, Maya Goldberg-Safir, Middlebury College, Olivia Grugan, performance art, poetry, Poor Form, slam, spoken word

Volume 39, Number 4
Cover art by Emilia Dubicki

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