Comments on: Lance Larsen: The Great Mormon Poet?

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:01:33 +0000

Your comment made plenty of sense to me, NSG. I especially like what you’ve said about Larsen being all poet because prose is too painstaking for him to write (though he’s a pretty decent essayist). I often feel the same way, sweating over finding the right word in order to convey the experience I want to convey.

I appreciate you weighing in.

By: nosurfgirl

nosurfgirl — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:24:16 +0000

just came back and read this and realized I was in too much of a hurry when I wrote that comment. Sorry about its nonsensical nature.

By: nosurfgirl

nosurfgirl — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:24:52 +0000

loved both of those, Katherine. Also had him for creative writing.

He gave me a book of poetry to read, to inspire my own poetry reading. It’s somewhere on my shelf, as yet unread. I feel pretty guilty about it, sometimes. Since Noveling has become my past time, I’ve neglected poetry. Larsen is most definitely a poet… he talked about how he could never write a novel because he’d take so long writing it, due to agonizing over every single word and line.
:)

By: Tyler

Tyler — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:40:56 +0000

Katherine: I watched his forum address on KBYU when he delivered it—definitely fabulous—but I haven’t listened to the interview all the way through yet. Thanks for the links.

By: Katherine Morris

Katherine Morris — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:16:35 +0000

I had Lance Larsen for an introductory creative writing class at BYU, and at that time I had no idea who he was, and I didn't even like poetry. And then I went to my first poetry reading--which was with Lance Larsen--and I fell in love with poetry. I love language, and hearing poetry read aloud satiated this thirst that I didn't know I had. I drank it up. I also like hearing Lance Larsen's insight for aspiring writers. Have you ever listened to his BYU Forum address? Or his interview with KBYU? Fabulous stuff. I hope that dissertation works out for you.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:18:27 +0000

That and I’m just a little slower than most catching on to these things…

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:17:17 +0000

Well, you’ve obviously been around more than I have…

By: Th.

Th. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:05:25 +0000

Sheesh. Even I knew he was in that book.

That said, I think it’s a worthy topic for a dissertation. Good luck selling them on it!