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Comment on Poems featured on Kinghorn community website by Orimoloye

Orimoloye — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:43:06 +0000

You know, this got me thinking this moinrng. I for one, would love to read these poems. The poems the poets love. The poems layered with meaning, yet misunderstood. The poems that get bypassed because they live beyond the 7-sec sound-bite for comprehensibility.I think it would be great to find a place, designed to improve the readership of poetry. Whether a journal or blog, a place where the poem is posted, and where the poet gives some insight as to what they were thinking, what they hope the reader will get from a piece.I know it’s taboo for poets to explain their poems, but I’m sure that many times the words, the layers, and the meaning are there I just don’t get it I for one would love the help.Besides, reading the favorites works of a poet would make me feel like I understood them a bit more, I rather like that idea.

Comment on How I overcame writer’s block by Loddy

Loddy — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:40:27 +0000

Thank you! I probably won’t keep to it elatcxy, but if I can do the writing early and the revising late it should all work out.I might even try switching them around (revising early, writing late) to see what works best. It’s just figuring out a method and sticking to it that I have trouble with!

Comment on How I overcame writer’s block by Waahil

Waahil — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:09:15 +0000

I know, I probably woludn’t be able to either. It’s not such a bad thing if you get really into something sometimes it’s not entirely good to make yourself stop and take a break/work on something else (I mean skipping one meal is okay, right? ). Who knows whether you’ll have as much inspiration next time? But it’s still nice to have a schedule to rely on whenever you need to that will also keep you relatively organized.

Comment on How I overcame writer’s block by John

John — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 08:45:19 +0000

Hi Craig

Thanks for the response. I’m almost positive I read that Tolkien did his editing backwards at the end of my copy of Lord of The Rings (dating from the early eighties; the modern issues of the book may not have the same material in them, I wouldn’t know) , but I’d have to dig it out and check. My copy is three separate volumes and you can notice that the last volume is thinner than the middle volume which is thinner than the first volume, and I remember thinking that his editing/revising process shows.

I’m not sure if he gave a reason why he edited backwards but dissociation from the story-line would be a big advantage. And if you don’t get caught up in the story – with the possibility of ideas for fixing it or making it better – then you can concentrate on the pages in front of you.

Comment on How I overcame writer’s block by admin

admin — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:14:32 +0000

Thanks for the comment and the book tip, much appreciated.

I didn’t know Tolkien did that, interesting – I wonder how doing it backwards helps?

Thanks for taking the time to read and respond.

Comment on How I overcame writer’s block by John

John — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:55:11 +0000

Well, in regard to editing, you have to be strict and take your writer’s hat off when you are revising. It’s not easy. If you don’t already have it I would suggest you buy The 10% Solution by Ken Rand.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-10-Solution-Ken-Rand/dp/0966818407

Also, Tolkien had a trick of editing and revising by doing it backwards; start with the last chapter and work toward the first chapter.

Comment on Poems featured on Kinghorn community website by Rim

Rim — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:26:46 +0000

I agree, and this actually is on the same topic as the quote I posetd from TT. I think asking the question of who would care? is important in poetry, even though sometimes it seems like the answer is well, me. thats who. which kind of goes back to words working in the poem vs. whats in reality.

Comment on Poems featured on Kinghorn community website by Mirsad

Mirsad — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:18:37 +0000

One of the (many) reasons why I gave up nimbuttisg my poems to magazines was that when I did get an acceptance, the choice would be for the poem I’d included as filler rather than for the poem I wanted to see published.Truth is I don’t read my poems the way other people read them. I know what my poems are supposed to be saying whereas the casual browser doesn’t have such luxury. The poems I think are my best are the ones where I’ve worked in 2 or 3 layers of meaning/interpretation which work well for me, but which rarely work for the reader because they only spend enough time with the poem to get the surface meaning (if that).One of my most important poems (for me, anyway) has never been commented on in any detail, despite being posted to various fora and newsgroups. I assume it’s because people are nervous of the content rather than because it’s poorly written or just not likeable.I enjoyed Revelations on erato. I thought it was strange so many commenters are already trying to rank the selected poems. But it’s nice to see poems being selected on their own merits, rather than on the hierarchical importance of the author.Today’s verification: moodz.

Comment on Competition – win watercolour paintings by Talia Woolfe

Talia Woolfe — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 01:21:04 +0000

These two gorgeous paintings remind me of the natural and spiritual aspects of art connecting together. In the first painting, green reminds me of a comforting canopy of trees under which the beautiful, spiritual statue can rest and dream. In the second painting, the brilliant blue flow of color creates a peaceful seascape which lightly brushes against the lovely spiritual being who feels the scent of salty waves while journeying down the ocean of life.