tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post3259403974583341443..comments2023-08-24T05:28:28.355-05:00Comments on Myself the only Kangaroo among the Beauty: Draft Process: Another BiogeographySandy Longhornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-56036049526107129462011-08-01T19:20:37.469-05:002011-08-01T19:20:37.469-05:00Thanks for chiming in, Kathleen. Good luck with th...Thanks for chiming in, Kathleen. Good luck with the postcard project!Sandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-8298938323576285112011-08-01T18:53:32.867-05:002011-08-01T18:53:32.867-05:00Yes, to poem-a-day jaunts as a drafting/generating...Yes, to poem-a-day jaunts as a drafting/generating thing! I always get some good starts when I do it in April. I am doing the postcard-poem-a-day this year in August. I started early, in late July, as recommended, so the poems would start arriving to recipients in August! It's fun and low pressure and might produce starts for longer poems, too!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-62705315723389806972011-08-01T17:54:31.220-05:002011-08-01T17:54:31.220-05:00Nancy, glad it's not just me. It seems like i...Nancy, glad it's not just me. It seems like it should be easy to move the "I" toward the persona and away from confessional, but it gets tangled.<br /><br />Erin, glad it helped. I love to pay it forward, as I got the boost from Karen previously.Sandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-88474684262733096312011-08-01T16:43:32.189-05:002011-08-01T16:43:32.189-05:00Ah goodness Sandy, this was heaven sent today. All...Ah goodness Sandy, this was heaven sent today. All I've been writing for the past few days are aborted efforts - poems that stall out about half-way through. Thanks for reminding me that they don't all have to be keepers.Erinhttp://www.beingpoetry.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-77200129969235222182011-08-01T16:41:35.554-05:002011-08-01T16:41:35.554-05:00i like the "i" of the poem as well. but ...i like the "i" of the poem as well. but i'm not always so keen on confessional poetry; i'm kind of bored with myself as well as my confessions. i've been writing short fiction lately which seems to let me keep the "i" without having it be me. i need to figure out how to do that more with poetry.Nancy Devinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10895934793253274506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-85764005356664244142011-08-01T13:34:25.594-05:002011-08-01T13:34:25.594-05:00Thanks, Karen. I definitely needed the reminder!Thanks, Karen. I definitely needed the reminder!Sandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3311201101178073119.post-85709979018207667942011-08-01T12:58:25.163-05:002011-08-01T12:58:25.163-05:00Throughout the month, I had to keep telling myself...Throughout the month, I had to keep telling myself what I tell my students: Drafting isn't about getting it right; it's about getting it down on paper!Karen J. Weyanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04870809238605691875noreply@blogger.com