{"id":13310,"date":"2024-07-17T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=13310"},"modified":"2024-07-15T10:45:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T17:45:49","slug":"lyric-essays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/lyric-essays\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyric Essays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cA lyric essay is a type of creative nonfiction that fuses personal essay with poetry to tell a powerful story or reinforce a primary message.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA meditative essay encourages contemplation, wonder, and curiosity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example: \u201cThe Death of a Moth<\/a>,\u201d by Virginia Woolf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A collage essay is a collection or patchwork of thoughts, of found things, that together point to a greater whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example: \u201cGoing to the <\/a>Movies<\/a>,\u201d by Susan Allen Toth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A braided essay weaves multiple strands together with the goal of creating a work that becomes greater than the sum of its parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example: \u201cA Braid<\/a>ed Heart<\/a>\u201d by Brenda Miller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hermit crab essay takes on the form of the content type it inhabits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples:
\u201cSolving My W<\/a>ay to Grandma<\/a>,\u201d by Vivian Wagner, written as a crossword puzzle.
\u201cSon of Mr. <\/a>Green Jeans<\/a>,\u201d by Dinty W. Moore is written as a glossary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a counterpoint essay, the writer alternates between two narrative strands to convey a larger truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example: \u201cThe Search for M<\/a>arvin Gardens<\/a>,\u201d by John McPhee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excerpts from \u201c5 Ways<\/a> Into Your Lyric Essay<\/a>,\u201d by Kate Meadows<\/a>. Writer\u2019s Digest magazine, Jan\/Feb 2024.
Your Turn.\u00a0Choose a pro<\/a>mpt<\/a>\u00a0and write a lyric essay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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