Comments on: get the lead out: it’s noting, really #1 http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/17/get-the-lead-out-its-noting-really/ because poem is an action Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:45:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Get your creative juices flowing « inkberry blog http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/17/get-the-lead-out-its-noting-really/#comment-651 Get your creative juices flowing « inkberry blog Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:45:58 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/17/get-the-lead-out-its-noting-really/#comment-651 [...] generally getting those creative juices flowing, here’s my favorite literary link of the day: get the lead out: it’s noting, really, a post chock-full of links to blogs and websites that offer writing prompts of all kinds. [...] [...] generally getting those creative juices flowing, here’s my favorite literary link of the day: get the lead out: it’s noting, really, a post chock-full of links to blogs and websites that offer writing prompts of all kinds. [...]

]]> By: susan http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/17/get-the-lead-out-its-noting-really/#comment-577 susan Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:25:01 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/17/get-the-lead-out-its-noting-really/#comment-577 Catherine, I here you. As a newbie to these sites, I initially felt rushed to post and some sites will close off submissions. I've been online for a decade now, running forums and being a member of others. While I lost my bearings coming into blogosphere, I've regained some senses: I'm no longer going to rush a write for a prompt. I'm not going to attempt a write unless I'm genieunely interested in a prompt. Writing is process, work and an art. It's not taking a pee just because you hear water running. And one more thing about when to post: I'm going to post when I have a draft I want read. If I miss the traffic of comments from first responders, that's okay. I write to be read not to rack up comments. Catherine,

I here you. As a newbie to these sites, I initially felt rushed to post and some sites will close off submissions. I’ve been online for a decade now, running forums and being a member of others. While I lost my bearings coming into blogosphere, I’ve regained some senses: I’m no longer going to rush a write for a prompt. I’m not going to attempt a write unless I’m genieunely interested in a prompt.

Writing is process, work and an art. It’s not taking a pee just because you hear water running.

And one more thing about when to post: I’m going to post when I have a draft I want read. If I miss the traffic of comments from first responders, that’s okay. I write to be read not to rack up comments.

]]> By: Catherine http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/17/get-the-lead-out-its-noting-really/#comment-570 Catherine Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:44:17 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/17/get-the-lead-out-its-noting-really/#comment-570 Thanks for the list, I know some and will check others out, though I don't have much time for daily writing at the moment. My biggest problem with these sites is the invitation to post on a particular day. My probelm is that I don't know when Wednesday, for instance, is. Should I post on my Wednesday? Or Wednesday in the US? Or in some other time zone? The "rules" seem to vary from site to site - here for instance I can get my link up whenever the post goes up to link to, and at Sunday Scribblings people seem to start linking right away even if it's only Thursday (a shame, I think, as it encourages hasty writing) Thanks for the list, I know some and will check others out, though I don’t have much time for daily writing at the moment.
My biggest problem with these sites is the invitation to post on a particular day. My probelm is that I don’t know when Wednesday, for instance, is. Should I post on my Wednesday? Or Wednesday in the US? Or in some other time zone? The “rules” seem to vary from site to site - here for instance I can get my link up whenever the post goes up to link to, and at Sunday Scribblings people seem to start linking right away even if it’s only Thursday (a shame, I think, as it encourages hasty writing)

]]> By: Tiel Aisha Ansari http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/17/get-the-lead-out-its-noting-really/#comment-566 Tiel Aisha Ansari Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:15:28 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/17/get-the-lead-out-its-noting-really/#comment-566 A few more you might want to add: Manic Monday at http://morgenfiles.blogspot.com/ Usually a one-word prompt that gets posted mid- to late in the week; responses appear on Monday; open to any kind of writing Poetry Spark at http://novemberskypoetry.blogspot.com/search/label/poem spark Monthly prompt One Deep Breath at http://www.onebreathpoetry.blogspot.com/ Weekly haiku prompt blogFriday at http://www.blogfriday.net/ Weekly one-word prompt; new prompt Friday afternoons; open to any kind of writing Weekend Wordsmith at http://weekendwordsmith.blogspot.com/ Usually on Saturday, various prompts; open to any kind of writing It'd be great to have this list in the RWP sidebar and keep adding to it. A few more you might want to add:

Manic Monday at http://morgenfiles.blogspot.com/ Usually a one-word prompt that gets posted mid- to late in the week; responses appear on Monday; open to any kind of writing

Poetry Spark at http://novemberskypoetry.blogspot.com/search/label/poem spark Monthly prompt

One Deep Breath at http://www.onebreathpoetry.blogspot.com/ Weekly haiku prompt

blogFriday at http://www.blogfriday.net/ Weekly one-word prompt; new prompt Friday afternoons; open to any kind of writing

Weekend Wordsmith at http://weekendwordsmith.blogspot.com/ Usually on Saturday, various prompts; open to any kind of writing

It’d be great to have this list in the RWP sidebar and keep adding to it.

]]> By: susan http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/17/get-the-lead-out-its-noting-really/#comment-565 susan Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:56:46 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/17/get-the-lead-out-its-noting-really/#comment-565 Thanks for taking time write this comprehensive listing and descriptions. Some I know have enjoyed the challenges. Others are new to me. My partner in crime and I have started a modest site of our own. Next time you're at BES, please check us out and if you like it, maybe we can be added. There is so much to read and learn here at readwritepoem. Everyday, I am discovering something new on the site. Thanks for all the work the rwp team does. Thanks for taking time write this comprehensive listing and descriptions. Some I know have enjoyed the challenges. Others are new to me.

My partner in crime and I have started a modest site of our own. Next time you’re at BES, please check us out and if you like it, maybe we can be added.

There is so much to read and learn here at readwritepoem. Everyday, I am discovering something new on the site.

Thanks for all the work the rwp team does.

]]> By: Christine http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/17/get-the-lead-out-its-noting-really/#comment-564 Christine Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:58:01 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/17/get-the-lead-out-its-noting-really/#comment-564 Thanks, Jillypoet, for the prompt on the cento. I think a patchwork poem is a great way to over come "page fright" and to get the mind thinking in a creative zone. Tiel, thanks for the heads up on 3WW. As soon as this article came up I realized he had moved his page. We'll fix it. Linda, how wonderful for your students that they have a poet for a teacher. I'm glad this post will help them. Who knows, maybe they'll start a poetry site and link here! Thanks, Jillypoet, for the prompt on the cento. I think a patchwork poem is a great way to over come “page fright” and to get the mind thinking in a creative zone.

Tiel, thanks for the heads up on 3WW. As soon as this article came up I realized he had moved his page. We’ll fix it.

Linda, how wonderful for your students that they have a poet for a teacher. I’m glad this post will help them. Who knows, maybe they’ll start a poetry site and link here!

]]> By: jillypoet http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/17/get-the-lead-out-its-noting-really/#comment-563 jillypoet Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:15:34 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/17/get-the-lead-out-its-noting-really/#comment-563 This is a great list, very handy for someone like myself who is totally unorganized! I'm going to print it, too, and put it over my desk. Minutes before I read this, I was noodling around on my blog, deciding what handwritten poem to type up, when I found in my journal a cento, or stitched together/patchwork poem, inspired by my fellow poets at Collaborative Poetry. Then, I was inspired to invite other poets to try it with me on a bi-weekly basis. My post is here: <a href="http://jillypoet.blogspot.com/2008/01/patchwork-thursday.html" rel="nofollow">Patchwork Thursday</a> This form is also great for collage artists, although, not sure how you could share it on the web... Anyway, I hope it's ok that I offer this here. The more the merrier! I have found that collaborative poetry is great for inspiration. This is a great list, very handy for someone like myself who is totally unorganized! I’m going to print it, too, and put it over my desk.

Minutes before I read this, I was noodling around on my blog, deciding what handwritten poem to type up, when I found in my journal a cento, or stitched together/patchwork poem, inspired by my fellow poets at Collaborative Poetry. Then, I was inspired to invite other poets to try it with me on a bi-weekly basis.

My post is here: Patchwork Thursday

This form is also great for collage artists, although, not sure how you could share it on the web… Anyway, I hope it’s ok that I offer this here. The more the merrier! I have found that collaborative poetry is great for inspiration.

]]> By: Linda Jacobs http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/17/get-the-lead-out-its-noting-really/#comment-562 Linda Jacobs Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:59:53 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/17/get-the-lead-out-its-noting-really/#comment-562 Thank you for taking the time to write all this out! It's very helpful and I'm going to print it and hand it out to my poetry-writing students. I've been telling them about some of the cool sites and they are interested. I wish blogs weren't blocked at our school because there are so many possibilities for creative use of them. I'm glad, at least, that this site is not considered a blog! I am able to access it during school and am planning to have my students use the prompt generator, if nothing else, for their assignments. Again, your hard work is very much apreciated! Thank you for taking the time to write all this out! It’s very helpful and I’m going to print it and hand it out to my poetry-writing students. I’ve been telling them about some of the cool sites and they are interested. I wish blogs weren’t blocked at our school because there are so many possibilities for creative use of them. I’m glad, at least, that this site is not considered a blog! I am able to access it during school and am planning to have my students use the prompt generator, if nothing else, for their assignments.

Again, your hard work is very much apreciated!

]]> By: Tiel Aisha Ansari http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/17/get-the-lead-out-its-noting-really/#comment-556 Tiel Aisha Ansari Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:46:09 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/17/get-the-lead-out-its-noting-really/#comment-556 Thanks for the nod to Totally Optional Prompts! You might want to note that 3 Word Wednesday moved to a separate blog at http://threewordwednesday.wordpress.com/ althought Bone still has his personal blog at http://littlenibbler.blogspot.com/ Thanks for the nod to Totally Optional Prompts!

You might want to note that 3 Word Wednesday moved to a separate blog at http://threewordwednesday.wordpress.com/ althought Bone still has his personal blog at http://littlenibbler.blogspot.com/

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