,MULTEVALANCE ASSIGNMENT

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Dan Sturn’s concept of Multivalence speaks to the poet as s/he receives inspiration and initial spark for the work being formulated, creates the piece, and evaluates the finished work. It is a two “tripod” process, with the two contributing tripods being identified by Sturn as being the “Who” tripod, or “who is acting,” in the forms of the listener, muse, and reader, and the “How” tripod, or “how the action is being carried out.” in the forms of Listening, Crafting and Reacting.

Dan Sturn’s concept of Multivalence speaks to the poet as s/he receives inspiration and initial spark for the work being formulated, creates the piece, and evaluates the finished work. It is a two “tripod” process, with the two contributing tripods being identified by Sturn as being the “Who” tripod, or “who is acting,” in the forms of the listener, muse, and reader, and the “How” tripod, or “how the action is being carried out.” in the forms of Listening, Crafting and Reacting.

My view of the use of Multivalence as a method of interpreting the poetic process is that its relevance and truth resonate deep within me as something I have always felt but could never find adequate words for, I have always viewed the muse as a sort of conduit through which poems appear--my actual wording is that "I feel a poem coming through." I have never been able to quantify that experience until now. Thank you, Dan Sturn!