tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post8354579676422262501..comments2024-02-12T16:32:03.714-08:00Comments on Book of Kells: Blog Request: Compiling Your Manuscript: Part 3 - Sections - Yes or NoKelli Russell Agodon - Book of Kellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01798460634708905783noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-27044176238517818642011-03-06T15:34:49.456-08:002011-03-06T15:34:49.456-08:00I'm just wondering if section breaks in a book...I'm just wondering if section breaks in a book are a little bit akin to stanza breaks in a poem. Yes they do provide a break, silence, a rest--but they also cause a certain kind of (lovely) tension: they make me think actively about the sections as units, and to what extent they are linked to and apart from the rest of the book. They ask me to pause, reflect, before rushing on. I love the comment above that in the end we cannot decide what order readers will read our poems in--some will always choose to read randomly, from the back first, etc. True! --Nancy P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-90140587321999597132011-03-04T18:07:21.293-08:002011-03-04T18:07:21.293-08:00And after doing all that careful work, you don'...And after doing all that careful work, you don't have any say over what order the reader will read your work! I have snacked on your Emily book, dipping in here and there, coaxing off the chocolate shell to find the nuts inside, lingered over the caramel that was just too wonderful to swallow yet. It's an exquisite book, by the poem and by the collection. Now I'll go read it again with the process in mind, and find delight all over again.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270396127498411004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-85415332927227158482011-03-04T06:51:09.326-08:002011-03-04T06:51:09.326-08:00Another great post, Kelli. Thank you!Another great post, Kelli. Thank you!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37627577.post-10093441019555554712011-03-04T05:16:35.376-08:002011-03-04T05:16:35.376-08:00great post. its always interesting to hear a poet&...great post. its always interesting to hear a poet's processReneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671306733809975914noreply@blogger.com