Poet
Literary deck created by poets exploring poetic interpretation of tarot.
by Kelli Russell Agodon, Annette Spaulding-Convy · 2014
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The record
The Poet Tarot published by Two Sylvias Press has just made its debut at the 2014 AWP Conference in Seattle. It was created by Kelli Russell Agodon, who is herself a writer, editor, and poet, and Annette Spaulding-Convy, also a poet. There may be some debate as to whether the Poet Tarot is a tarot deck or whether it is an oracle deck, but either way, its a must-have for any poet or writer and strong recommended for any tarot professionals who frequently read for poets and writers. Though it is referred to as a tarot deck, I tend to see it more as an oracle deck. First, it has only 70 cards, not the traditional 78. The creators of the Poet Tarot decided to omit the Pages/Knaves and Knights/Princes. Instead, each suit in the Minors contains only 2 court cards, a Queen and a King, and they each correspond with a poet, much like the Poets (i.e., Majors) section. The court cards pretty much become an extension of the Majors and based on the guidebook, seem to be interpreted in much the same style as the Poets/Majors section. Also, it should be noted that the average tarot practitioner without a masters degree in English Literature will have to rely heavily on the accompanying Guideboo
The cards
