tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post5864828298994053031..comments2024-02-12T16:32:03.714-08:00Comments on Book of Kells: Blog Request: Compiling Your Manuscript: Part 4 - The Final RevisionsKelli Russell Agodon - Book of Kellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798460634708905783noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-61095390713982846952011-03-21T08:44:17.946-07:002011-03-21T08:44:17.946-07:00Ashwini--
But what do you do if you write poems ...Ashwini--<br /><br /><br />But what do you do if you write poems on random things? I have three which follow one idea and two which follow another? What do you do if you are a writer of poems in english in a market which has very limited readers of poetry?<br /><br />***I believe even writing about different subjects, there are always common themes-- loss, love, sadness, happiness.<br /><br />Poems don't all have to be about the same things, but can carry similarities.<br /><br />Also, I think one comes to poetry without readers, no matter where they are from, so that does not worry me. I believe it's about writing well and crafting the poem.<br /><br />Good luck to you!Kelli Russell Agodon - Book of Kellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798460634708905783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-53983609047040846502011-03-16T11:52:32.695-07:002011-03-16T11:52:32.695-07:00Ashwini, I DID read this :)
I thought of your que...Ashwini, I DID read this :)<br /><br />I thought of your questions again a couple days ago when I was reading a book review by Elee Kraljii Gardiner. Her review (of the book "God of Missed Connections" by Elizabeth Bachinsky, in Canada) begins with these sentences: "The best books of poetry build a self-contained world of reason and meaning through the order of the poems. When two poems come into contact via their placement in a manuscript it leads to "parataxis"--the creation of a third meaning." I belive this "third meaning" happens even when the poems themselves might have been written at random, on disparate topics. Anyway, I am still thinking about your interesting questions. --Nancy P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-17746138319263288012011-03-16T04:37:10.109-07:002011-03-16T04:37:10.109-07:00Dear Anonymous/ Nancy P, M'am If you are readi...Dear Anonymous/ Nancy P, M'am If you are reading this, thank you for taking out your time to answer my query. You have given some very good advice, I shall definitely keep all your ideas in mind. Many thanks once again!-AshwiniAshwini Sanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658557515977209640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-1389919017288455512011-03-14T21:51:31.986-07:002011-03-14T21:51:31.986-07:00Ashwini's comment is intriguing: I immediately...Ashwini's comment is intriguing: I immediately thought, "I would love to read a manuscript called "Poems on Random Things"! Would the "things" be grouped into categories of things, or follow an arc (such as moving from exterior things to more interior or private things?)? Does one thing lead to another thing (the way our thoughts flow by associations and remindings...)? I suspect that what would unify random poems about things is what stance or question about . . . "thingness" . . . connects the poems into a unified collection. To be truly random, perhaps that book needs to be printed on cards that can be shuffled--then read in any order! --Nancy P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-61800240412107553372011-03-14T08:21:06.474-07:002011-03-14T08:21:06.474-07:00Thanks for sharing; this is good information. What...Thanks for sharing; this is good information. What do I write about? Hmmm... With poetry, it is so tough to get a handle on themes at first. For me... :grin:Stephaniehttp://www.stephaniesattic.blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-12884281775282110872011-03-14T03:17:18.909-07:002011-03-14T03:17:18.909-07:00M'am,
Very interesting and helpful article. B...M'am,<br /><br />Very interesting and helpful article. But what do you do if you write poems on random things? I have three which follow one idea and two which follow another? What do you do if you are a writer of poems in english in a market which has very limited readers of poetry? Am from India. It will be very kind of you to answer this query of mine.Ashwini Sanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658557515977209640noreply@blogger.com