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Jason Guriel
On the Art of Literary Name-Calling: The Best and Most Baroque Insults Are Micro-Poems for the Ages
Jason Guriel on the Evolution of Stylized Insults, from “Turdsworth” to “Tru-Anon”
By
Jason Guriel
| August 13, 2021
After Lord Byron: poetic advice for the modern poet (in couplets).
By
Jason Guriel
| August 6, 2021
Hepburn and Grant: On the Funniest Comedy—and Comedic Heroine—of Hollywood’s Golden Age
Jason Guriel Reconsiders
Bringing Up Baby
As It Heads to the Criterion Collection
By
Jason Guriel
| July 1, 2021
In Praise of a Brazen Poet: On the Essays of Kay Ryan, Outsider
Jason Guriel Considers the Legacy of a Literary Maverick
By
Jason Guriel
| April 28, 2021
Bio-Waste: How Important Are Author Bios Anyway?
Jason Guriel Finds Major Meaning in Minor Texts
By
Jason Guriel
| April 12, 2021
How to Write a Sci-Fi Rock 'N' Roll Novel in Rhyming Couplets
Jason Guriel Pairing the Conventions of Rhyme with Science Fiction
By
Jason Guriel
| October 19, 2020
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