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Poem of the Week: “The Shannon Reader” by Martin Dyar

  Creative genius is often characterized by “eureka!” moments of inspiration, but in “The Shannon Reader,” Martin Dyar explores the ritualistic side of the poetic process. His structure is repetitive—never straying from two-line stanzas of about equal length—just like the author in the poem’s sacred writing ritual. Her labor is not immediately fruitful, but with…