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Charles O. Hartman


Charles O. Hartman (Lowa city, born August 1 1949) Is a poet who has been publishing poetry for over three decades, and teaches poetry-writing courses in the English Department's program in creating writing:


 * English 240: Reading and Writing Poems.


 * English 340: Writing Poetry: Workshop.

He also occasionally teaches courses in other fields such as English 213a: Music and Poetry, and English 213b: Bob Dylan. He regularly teaches courses on contemporary poetry including English 306b: Recent American Poets.

Hartman is turning the writing of poetry into a multimedia experience. He has created a series of computer programs that contribute to the writing and inspiration of poetry. One of these is Prose, a language tool that generates random, syntactically correct English sentences. He en-devours to use computers to preserve poetry, being co-founder of the Contemporary American Poetry Archive (CAPA) with Wendy Battin in which out of print volumes of poetry are preserved on-line, allowing any person with an internet connection to access the works free of charge.

1980-1995
In 1980 his first critical book, Free Verse: An Essay on Prosody was published, it was later reprinted by Northwestern University Press in 1966. The book en-devours to make sense of 'free verse' in theory or practice, and looks into the study of prosody- the function of rhythm in poetry. Hartman develops a theory of prosody that includes the most characteristic forms of twentieth century poetry. He examines non metrical verse, discusses the conventions that have emerged in the absence of meter, and shows how these conventions can work prosodically.

In 1995 he published Glass Enclosure (via the Wesleyan University Press) it is a book filled with poems featuring an extended monologue with blocked prose, sonnets and lyrics, dedicated to the late Bud Powell. In the center of the book, free verse and metrical forms ravel and unravel in the a moving exploration of the spoken word.

2000
In 2000 Hartman recorded Plumb, a CD of music and songs. His followup CD, Beside the point, mostly jazz, was completed in 2008. In 1999 he published The Long View, a book containing some of his poems ranging from ten lines to thirteen pages, with forms from pentameters to prose, and styles from political to personal.