tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post7536476376784263275..comments2023-11-05T07:53:12.708-05:00Comments on Poets United: BLOG OF THE WEEK - How To Write a Poem When You're Blocked: A Reprise With Elizabeth CrawfordRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-87407663229404948582019-05-30T08:42:21.041-04:002019-05-30T08:42:21.041-04:00Thank you, dsnake1 for finding the organization wi...Thank you, dsnake1 for finding the organization within the process. But then I have to ask, why wait, if you can already see its possible value? Shouldn't we all be reaching to further polish our skills? <br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttps://soulsmusic.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-37018812376504048092019-05-30T08:35:04.397-04:002019-05-30T08:35:04.397-04:00Oh, my dear friend, I so agree. As women we have b...Oh, my dear friend, I so agree. As women we have been silenced for so long and thus have so much to share. And yes, when we deliberately set out to still ourselves the words come tumbling forth. Who knows, perhaps we are the bearers of that peace so many are seeking?<br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttps://soulsmusic.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-15850114813832369102019-05-30T08:27:30.289-04:002019-05-30T08:27:30.289-04:00Hi Susan and thank you. I find that writing when I...Hi Susan and thank you. I find that writing when I am most stressed often brings me that peace that I am seeking. It really does take me to a different and deeper place within.<br /><br />Elizabeth Elizabethhttps://soulsmusic.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-76461125219752297782019-05-30T08:22:34.417-04:002019-05-30T08:22:34.417-04:00I'm not sure the words are obstinate, so much ...I'm not sure the words are obstinate, so much as we are resistant, Sumana. We humans seem to have a reluctance to the very idea of discipline even though when we actually put it on, it usually works wonders. I don't see words as pets, but most often as very young children, running away laughing and giggling but leaving some sort of path for me to follow. Even their laughing whispers let me know where to go and find them.<br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttps://soulsmusic.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-40805567712350962672019-05-30T08:10:51.000-04:002019-05-30T08:10:51.000-04:00Thank you, Marja. We do need a let down period aft...Thank you, Marja. We do need a let down period after a week of busily working. You might find that the stream of consciousness writing will ease that for you. It's one of the reasons I continued to keep my journal. It is a wonderful tension re leaver. <br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttps://soulsmusic.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-1984904231432747482019-05-29T11:28:51.009-04:002019-05-29T11:28:51.009-04:00this is an interesting guide to writing poetry. i ...this is an interesting guide to writing poetry. i think it is quite organized (steps to follow and such) though it feels quite random. i must give it a try the next time my muse goes AWOL. :)dsnake1https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-9444611028784393012019-05-29T09:17:30.228-04:002019-05-29T09:17:30.228-04:00I loved this before, and I love it now!! That is ...I loved this before, and I love it now!! That is the way of the mind, it never stops, so full, and as a women, " I say, we may not know, but we have an opinion." We have but to get quiet so we can hear what our hearts say.annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-49002923789428377902019-05-29T08:19:41.609-04:002019-05-29T08:19:41.609-04:00I'm saving this to read when i am able to sit ...I'm saving this to read when i am able to sit down with that peace and piece of paper. Thank you Elizabeth and Sherry. Thank you for reposting.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-24437587130889147902019-05-29T04:12:05.003-04:002019-05-29T04:12:05.003-04:00Sometimes words are so obstinate that they won'...Sometimes words are so obstinate that they won't come at all at the right time. Dear Elizabeth, you've shown a very practical way to compel them to come and behave like pets. Great. Thank you so much ladies for the wonderful post.Sumana Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333363799083094084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-31513776712189037022019-05-29T03:57:39.720-04:002019-05-29T03:57:39.720-04:00Oh great Thanks so much Elizabeth and Sherry. I of...Oh great Thanks so much Elizabeth and Sherry. I often can't write when I had a busy week at work. I will try this straight away in the weekendMarjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17458942200244031009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-47990597652177232462019-05-28T23:08:02.809-04:002019-05-28T23:08:02.809-04:00Thank you, Rajani. Oh how I wish I could pack up a...Thank you, Rajani. Oh how I wish I could pack up and go fishing! I think even my muse would enjoy that. Please let me know if you do try it. I always enjoy reading your words.<br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttps://soulsmusic.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-21303711468833115402019-05-28T22:19:45.751-04:002019-05-28T22:19:45.751-04:00I must try this the next time the muse decides to ...I must try this the next time the muse decides to pack up and go fishing. Thanks so much Sherry and Elizabeth. Elizabeth, always a pleasure to read your poems!Thotpurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09729170517164200003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-86299149311104146522019-05-28T20:12:27.392-04:002019-05-28T20:12:27.392-04:00I agree Sherry, 100%
ElizabethI agree Sherry, 100%<br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttps://soulsmusic.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-84794776403251781402019-05-28T13:42:41.338-04:002019-05-28T13:42:41.338-04:00It is awesome, looking back, seeing how, whatever ...It is awesome, looking back, seeing how, whatever was going on, however busy or heartbreaking (especially during the heartbreaking times), we kept writing, charting our journey. It is invaluably important at this stage of life, to look back and read our journey in our poems.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-30247673340006795912019-05-28T09:54:05.886-04:002019-05-28T09:54:05.886-04:00Magaly, please don't feel silly. Although I ca...Magaly, please don't feel silly. Although I came to writing in my late thirties, I came to it through poetry. Once I was out of college, and working full-time (I was divorced and a single parent), I realized that I wanted to be a writer. So, I decided that although I wasn't actually writing, I could at least put on the appearance of writing every day. I started by keeping a journal and wrote in it the first thing every morning. And please understand, this was nothing fancy. It was a three-ring binder, filled with lined loose-leaf pages. What I didn't understand back then, was that those three or four filled pages, each day, were stream of conscious writing. The poems I occasionally had accepted for publication, found their beginnings on those pages. And by the way, when I started blogging, it wasn't with poetry. It was prose and about creating a regular writing regimen. Eventually, I did open another blog for poetry and then found the poetry circuit and of course, Poets United. It's called discovery, one step at a time, and yes, it makes all kinds of sense. Let us know when you try one (or three). We'd definitely be interested. <br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttps://soulsmusic.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-64009993991753211592019-05-28T08:22:35.111-04:002019-05-28T08:22:35.111-04:00This makes me smile in all sorts of ways. I feel a...This makes me smile in all sorts of ways. I feel a tad silly because my writing partner and I have used several of these for fiction, but I have never thought about doing the same for poetry (I know, makes no sense).<br /><br />I can't wait to try one (or three)!<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing.Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-10182208589964641132019-05-28T00:19:58.700-04:002019-05-28T00:19:58.700-04:00Thank you, Anjum. I find that a stream of consciou...Thank you, Anjum. I find that a stream of consciousness writing usually offers up a great deal more than we expect. I sometimes get more than one poem from such a session. Lots of other ideas to be explored. And because I kept a journal for many, many years, it comes quickly and with some amount of ease. Hope you try and let us know if you do,<br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttps://soulsmusic.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-21632933537012375702019-05-27T23:41:59.982-04:002019-05-27T23:41:59.982-04:00Dear PU Thank you. Wonderful creative guidance, si...Dear PU Thank you. Wonderful creative guidance, simple yet profound. Love the Stream of Consciousness part. Will try soon Thank you All Thank you Friend ElizabethAnjum Wasim Darhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01252859337697790445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-60410965028489957512019-05-27T23:37:32.900-04:002019-05-27T23:37:32.900-04:00Yes, please. I agree with Sherry. Would love to se...Yes, please. I agree with Sherry. Would love to see it.<br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttps://soulsmusic.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-56654040906088081762019-05-27T23:30:22.856-04:002019-05-27T23:30:22.856-04:00Wendy, when you post the resulting poem, let Eliza...Wendy, when you post the resulting poem, let Elizabeth and I know, okay? Or link it in the Poetry Pantry? Would love to see it.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-20943332829977254192019-05-27T23:28:01.799-04:002019-05-27T23:28:01.799-04:00Hi kiddo, i was travelling myself. Am now home fro...Hi kiddo, i was travelling myself. Am now home from the farm, tired but happy. I imagine there must have been laughter in your classroom! I would love to be in a writing group with you. Wait a minute! We did that! Lol. And it was great.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-1529535286457262472019-05-27T21:43:56.515-04:002019-05-27T21:43:56.515-04:00Thank you, Wendy. Glad to know that you are eager ...Thank you, Wendy. Glad to know that you are eager to try some of this out. If you run into any kind of snag, let me know. I am always eager to lend a hand, especially when it comes to writing poetry. Two of my favorite subjects.<br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttps://soulsmusic.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-83866636653783945042019-05-27T21:23:10.788-04:002019-05-27T21:23:10.788-04:00THIS IS GREAT! Looking forward to finding a quiet...THIS IS GREAT! Looking forward to finding a quiet space and giving the prompts a trial run. I'm intrigued and excited to give-it-a-go. The timing of this share, couldn't be better. Thanks so much, Sherry and Elizabeth! Wendy Bourkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475940407969993348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-20665272355274483472019-05-27T20:49:05.796-04:002019-05-27T20:49:05.796-04:00Thank you, Rosemary. It is for me as well, lol. I&...Thank you, Rosemary. It is for me as well, lol. I've got several other projects going at the present moment, and finding it a bit difficult to make the time and space to post on my blogs. I particularly like the idea of two words in opposition, because it means I have a beginning and a middle, and what is left is the ending. After some writing, I can usually find an ending that satisfies me. But it is simple to replace the words with images, photos, drawings, and the like. All the steps remain the same, just a different type of source. Memory is a wonderful source for filling in the blanks. The mind very quickly steps in with numerous associations, and that's half the work, ready and waiting. <br /><br />Elizabeth Elizabethhttps://soulsmusic.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-17258118200429303762019-05-27T20:32:54.254-04:002019-05-27T20:32:54.254-04:00Thank you, Sherry. I've been a bit busy today ...Thank you, Sherry. I've been a bit busy today and almost forgot you would be posting this. My apologies. While teaching, I found so many ways to get people on the page, including my own person. It was fun. And there was always a bit of grumbling to begin, but it usually ended in a lot of laughter. Just hope there are some reading this, that find it helpful in some manner. <br /><br />Thanks again, Sherry.<br /><br />ElizabethElizabethhttps://soulsmusic.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com