tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post8623941114046046320..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: A Thousand Sucky PoemsAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-4675197877801786202015-05-06T17:25:12.529-04:002015-05-06T17:25:12.529-04:00"I am becoming a fan of summations you can wr..."I am becoming a fan of summations you can write on the lens of your eyeglasses"<br /><br />Maybe this is related to your poetry? In any case, I like it. I may play around with coming up with my own little list.Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-38083707100304443072015-05-04T20:18:15.759-04:002015-05-04T20:18:15.759-04:00Garce, love the metaphor of the wife who gets what...Garce, love the metaphor of the wife who gets what's left-over, and the mistress who gets your best. Also love the zen-ness of your 4 directives to produce writing. You truly have a way with words. I'm always impressed by how much you say, so succinctly.<br /><br />My stories bubble away in my brain until I have the time to sit. Catch 22--I can't write the next hot novel, because we need to pay lots of bills. I work so much at low-paying jobs that I don't have time to write. <br /><br />But I "write" when in the shower, walking in the parking lot to get to my job, when I'm trying to fall asleep. All of those times, my characters tell me their lives. When I finally do get to my laptop, it seems like an old story, I've rewritten it so many times in my head.<br /><br />Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-42373471031332483402015-05-04T19:59:20.158-04:002015-05-04T19:59:20.158-04:00Hi Jean!
In my case my spouse is only dimly aware...Hi Jean!<br /><br />In my case my spouse is only dimly aware that I write anything at all and I kind of keep it that way. It keeps the peace. The mistress shows up at random moments and you have to prepare yourself to be lucky. <br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-34308821417428800072015-05-04T19:57:07.851-04:002015-05-04T19:57:07.851-04:00Hi Sacchi!
In my case, I always prepare myself to...Hi Sacchi!<br /><br />In my case, I always prepare myself to be lucky. You can't BE l;ucky. But you can prepare yourself to be lucky. I carry a notebook and a pencil everywhere I go but the shower. I just want to be ready in case that lucky moment goes drifting by, to snag it out of the air. The muse slips in stealthily just as you say.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-46415948350321796612015-05-04T19:55:08.365-04:002015-05-04T19:55:08.365-04:00Hi JP!
Showing up at the keyboard is often the ha...Hi JP!<br /><br />Showing up at the keyboard is often the hardest part to get done. and the most important.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-17723107845924863162015-05-03T22:31:00.575-04:002015-05-03T22:31:00.575-04:00Nettie Kessler of ERWA is definitely knowledgeable...Nettie Kessler of ERWA is definitely knowledgeable about poetry, but someone else there (a woman whose name I can't remember) made some comments on metre in poetry that blew me away -- something about the metre of a limerick extending from one line to the next. (This critter identified herself as a music teacher, which didn't surprise me.) <br />Garce, your analogy of the wife and the mistress makes much sense. My actual spouse has threatened several times to start a support group for the partners of writers.<br />My muse tends to show up when I am grading student essays, and I desperately want the freedom to write something on a blank screen or a blank piece of paper.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-37384829883557168762015-04-29T23:12:12.843-04:002015-04-29T23:12:12.843-04:00I sit at my keyboard all too much, but only when I...I sit at my keyboard all too much, but only when I've exhausted every possible source of online distraction do I buckle down to actual writing, and then only if a deadline is imminent. When it comes to inspiration, though, my muse prefers to slip in stealthily while I'm out walking/hiking, or taking a shower, or pretty much any activity that leaves much of my mind blank but receptive.Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-21583958367054722572015-04-29T21:56:05.834-04:002015-04-29T21:56:05.834-04:00Her name is Nettie Kessler and she did a stint as ...Her name is Nettie Kessler and she did a stint as Sunday poetry editor a year or so back. She's so deeply knowledgeable about the mechanics of poetry, I can't make head nor tail of what she says. :>) Too smart for me. She did a crit on a poem of Ox's-- "Slaughterhouse Rules" in Storytime last Sunday.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-79635699228866880902015-04-29T19:47:23.661-04:002015-04-29T19:47:23.661-04:00Yeah, I do that sitting at the keyboard waiting fo...Yeah, I do that sitting at the keyboard waiting for inspiration thing every day. Sometimes it works - sometimes there's a big fat zero. But I show up anyway, surfing the internet, checking emails, facebook, twitter, pinterest - somewhere out there I tell myself there has to be a lightning rod to get my ass in gear. JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305127219838784688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-51466949825559122472015-04-29T19:29:29.449-04:002015-04-29T19:29:29.449-04:00Nettie? Who's Nettie? I haven;t noticed her ...Nettie? Who's Nettie? I haven;t noticed her there and I would like to pay attention. Does she have a different name? What forum is she lurking in? Point me at her.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-85147389467139368222015-04-29T19:28:19.629-04:002015-04-29T19:28:19.629-04:00Hi Daddy X!
I think that's fine, its partly w...Hi Daddy X!<br /><br />I think that's fine, its partly what I do too. I think everything we write helps us, its all practice.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-46419788807110733062015-04-29T19:26:21.941-04:002015-04-29T19:26:21.941-04:00Hi Lisabet!
Oh no! Your mistress is stepping out ...Hi Lisabet!<br /><br />Oh no! Your mistress is stepping out on you. Maybe that's who my muse is hanging out with.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-74231037475442701352015-04-29T10:57:30.722-04:002015-04-29T10:57:30.722-04:00Speaking of poetry, Garce-
Nettie is back on ERWA ...Speaking of poetry, Garce-<br />Nettie is back on ERWA with her deep understanding of poetry. When she was poetry editor, her Sundays looked like an advanced poetry class. Gal's got lots of information and is happy to spread it around.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-69242558867974676422015-04-29T10:53:02.984-04:002015-04-29T10:53:02.984-04:00I think I do manage, with the occasional lags to w...I think I do manage, with the occasional lags to write every day. Something that may not always be fiction, since Momma X is a do-gooder for several environmental groups and a member of the county fisheries and wildlife commission. Her efforts involve lots of E.I.Rs and other legalese reading and writing. I help with editing, so I engage over a wider scope than just fiction. It's not something I get actual enjoyment from like I do with fiction, but it does sharpen the skills and keeps me off the streets.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-3312173929747396822015-04-29T10:48:53.995-04:002015-04-29T10:48:53.995-04:00You make me feel like an amateur, Garce. I don'...You make me feel like an amateur, Garce. I don't write daily, nor do I practice daily. But then I'm not sure my Muse is like my secret mistress. She's looser, out fraternizing with other authors, perhaps, when I'm not around.<br /><br />You should post your not-sucky poem.<br /><br />Hugs.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.com