A Poetic Order
if you demand on the one hand, the raw material of poetry inall its rawness and that which is on the other hand genuine, you are interested in poetry.                 &nb...Read More
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: )Wendy,Excellent!!When I read the rules which we have all been taught and then told to think outside the box, I had to laugh.Rules...I guess we have to know them so we can breakthem well. Every...
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Wendy, I thought of the Christian practice of withdrawing from our world to meditate and divest themselves of extraneous concerns. I did wonder about that wiccan practice here but this is a wonderful...
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Again a first class poem Wendy:) At first I thought "Yes! I must join this Order but then the thought of never using moonlight grass, seashore-seashell, butterflies or roses has made me decide it is...
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Hi SarahI am so glad you could relate to this poem's inferred theme and concept. For years, I suffered through questions of how best to express my voice in poetry. I went to workshops and always heard...
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I loved this Wendy, as a so-called poet I never followed any rules. I learned a few forms and became a bit more disciplined. I write what's in my heart and that often cannot be boxed in by 'the...
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Hi Maryse I am so glad you could relate to this poem's theme and analogy. I have always shaped my poems with some form of guidance but I still need to be original and at times, experimental. I think...
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Wendy,I have so much respect for you as a poet and as a person." When you take away the emotional essence of a poem, the musciality of language, and a genuine insight and reaction to an event, an...
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My dear, you know all the rules and I would advise you to keep breaking any of them when it fits with your poem. This made me smile: "Always stop when the bell rings -- for morning and evening...
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Dear Kerri and Sarah I am so very touched by your kind and encouraging words regarding my poem and my writing. Your sweet thoughts and support really help build my confidence as a writer and make me...
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Wendy, What an incredible poem and an equally incredible thread! I totally agree with you and heard much the same message whenever I tried to get sage advice from course instructors, professors, and...
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Hi Rich I really like and identify with that quote by Emily Dickinsen. She was an orginal genius. Thankyou so much this splendid interrpretation of my poem. I think you have captured its essence so...
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Wendy, Oh yes, not only an excellent poem but also an interesting take on writing poetry. I like that you used the convent as metaphor. Clever done. I was never good at rules, so I better never enter...
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Hi Francina Nor am I one who conforms well to rules or restrictions, especially when it centers aroung imaginative freedom and expression. So glad you liked this one! Thankyou fo stopping by. It's...
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Wendy, As always I am much impressed. We poets have our own rules and regulations and you write it in a grand way. Dee
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Thanks Dee, I am so glad you can understand and are empathetic to the speaker's POV. So nice hearing from you! Take care Wendy
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The best poetry always springs straight from the heart, that is the only rule that matters; as for polishing and perfecting, it can take the edge off if one is to over zealous. Not sure however if I...
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I am very much of like opinion as the speaker in this poem.Rules have their places. I am much the better for wonderful poets and their patient instruction-by-example on meter and the substitution of a...
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Hi Douglaus I think Wordsworth once said "Poetry is a spontaneous overflow of powerful emotions"; and to some extent I agree with that. If a poem lacks heart and it lacks genuine truth and feeling,...
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