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Autographic verse

Form
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Poetry that visibly retains traces of its drafting process—cross-outs, marginalia, or layered text—as part of its artistic form.

Detailed Definition
Autographic verse emphasizes the poet’s unique hand—literal or stylistic—through idiosyncratic diction, syntax, or manuscript marks that assert individuality; resisting anonymity, it treats the poem as a signature, where form and voice are inseparable from the author’s embodied presence.
Example
Example in poetry:
Autographic verse: Anne Carson’s Autobiography of Red blends myth and personal narrative in autographic verse—where the poet’s hand and voice are visibly inscribed in the text’s hybrid form.
Additional Notes
Autographic verse foregrounds the poet’s handwriting or physical mark-making as part of meaning; bridges poetry and visual art, emphasizing materiality of text.
Also Known As
Self-written verse signature poetry handwritten poetry autographic composition
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