tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post9036694677233476040..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: On Writing PoetryJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-33798930216129672602013-06-15T10:23:45.410-04:002013-06-15T10:23:45.410-04:00KM, even selling only two books at a book signing ...KM, even selling only two books at a book signing is good, especially if you're with other writers. Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-65771829779855872612013-06-15T10:22:41.176-04:002013-06-15T10:22:41.176-04:00Pat, I'm so glad to hear you like long sentenc...Pat, I'm so glad to hear you like long sentences, too. At least if they're properly done. I think it's probably best if there are some short sentences alternating, though. All the short choppy sentences are most likely due to the prevailing short attention span and Twittering by so many.<br /><br />KM, not everyone enjoys poetry, and quite truthfully I don't like all poetry. I prefer poetry that is easy to understand, and I especially like humorous poetry.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-88743505613371452442013-06-14T20:42:32.825-04:002013-06-14T20:42:32.825-04:00Poetry is out of my league, I think. I enjoy other...Poetry is out of my league, I think. I enjoy other people's poetry, but don't feel much inclination to write any myself, and doubt I could if I tried. It's wonderful that you can use it to express intense feelings and thoughts.<br /><br />I was at a book signing today (moderately successful--sold a few) One of the other people signing had a book of poetry, & she did a brief reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-2360450518886673882013-06-14T10:31:10.086-04:002013-06-14T10:31:10.086-04:00Well, as you know Gloria, poetry is completely los...Well, as you know Gloria, poetry is completely lost on me. It is the pondering of another's meaning that I don't like and that it allows me to interpret. My perspective on many things is off beat from the norm and I rarely see things as others do.<br />What I love in pros are those paragraph long sentences, properly punctuated, and very clear in meaning. I read them no matter the excitment of the flow, just to savor them. OTOH, too often in genre fiction editors seem to want short, little choppy sentences that border on 'see spot run'.<br />PatgPatghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046665022709722606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-28274811279680318722013-06-13T19:36:42.209-04:002013-06-13T19:36:42.209-04:00Thank you, Ann. I'm glad you took the challeng...Thank you, Ann. I'm glad you took the challenge, and I hope you saved those poems.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-25920049418226929092013-06-13T19:05:37.740-04:002013-06-13T19:05:37.740-04:00I very nearly didn't sign up for my first Open...I very nearly didn't sign up for my first Open University Creative writing course, because it included writing poetry. I phoned up the course head and asked if it was possible to skip the poetry assignments, and was talked into giving it a try. <br /><br />I'm glad I did, and in the end I wrote a few poems I am pleased with. But oh, it was hard work. So much harder than writing stories. <br /><br />I hope your poems do well in the contest, Gloria<br /><br />:-)Ann Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09729843278653034798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-40762502811277292072013-06-13T09:23:26.672-04:002013-06-13T09:23:26.672-04:00Jim, I think many teenagers write poetry, I know m...Jim, I think many teenagers write poetry, I know my oldest son did, but somehow later it falls by the wayside. Maybe because the daily grind of adulthood doesn't have the muse of teenage angst. <br /><br />Thank you, Shari. I never hear until sometime in the fall when they're getting ready for a weekend of activities celebrating poetry and the winners. Since it's not anywhere close, I never go.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-88597161706774645962013-06-13T09:08:01.506-04:002013-06-13T09:08:01.506-04:00I hope you hear good news from the poetry contest!...I hope you hear good news from the poetry contest!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-30613434656100864322013-06-13T07:56:15.643-04:002013-06-13T07:56:15.643-04:00I wrote poetry that was published in high school a...I wrote poetry that was published in high school and college literary magazines. I only wrote a few poems while I was working and have given up on it.<br /><br />For now I’ll stick with writing novels, although I might again take a fling at either short stories or poetry if the right idea grabs my interest.<br /><br />~ Jim<br />Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-28146888893034926662013-06-13T06:25:27.021-04:002013-06-13T06:25:27.021-04:00Thank you, Paula. Since I started entering these c...Thank you, Paula. Since I started entering these contests, I've placed in at least one or more. It gives me a real high. It's so subjective. I've entered a poem in a contest one year and don't place. Then another year I enter the same poem completely unchanged in another contest and it places. Last year a poem I'd entered in several contests the previous few years won 2nd place out of almost a hundred entries. I won $50.00, a large amount for a poem.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-50652299196245743352013-06-13T06:08:43.135-04:002013-06-13T06:08:43.135-04:00What a great tradition, Gloria. I imagine it blend...What a great tradition, Gloria. I imagine it blends well with your gardening during this time of year. I hope you receive news of winning one or more of the contests.Paula Gail Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843350597811462936noreply@blogger.com