Comments on: poll “dance”: how does a poet grow big and strong? http://readwritepoem.org/2008/02/26/poll-dance-how-does-a-poet-grow-big-and-strong/ because poem is an action Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:36:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: carolee http://readwritepoem.org/2008/02/26/poll-dance-how-does-a-poet-grow-big-and-strong/#comment-1963 carolee Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:49:20 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/2008/02/26/poll-dance-how-does-a-poet-grow-big-and-strong/#comment-1963 christine -- i like how you talk about the specific "growing poetically" challenge you face, and i think we're all on board with that one. ... and i think you've hit on what makes a good poem really magical! cheryl -- good luck with the conference! christine — i like how you talk about the specific “growing poetically” challenge you face, and i think we’re all on board with that one. … and i think you’ve hit on what makes a good poem really magical!

cheryl — good luck with the conference!

]]> By: Cheryl C. Malandrinos http://readwritepoem.org/2008/02/26/poll-dance-how-does-a-poet-grow-big-and-strong/#comment-1937 Cheryl C. Malandrinos Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:13:59 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/2008/02/26/poll-dance-how-does-a-poet-grow-big-and-strong/#comment-1937 Thanks for the mention of the "SMART" goals article, Carolee. Your poll inspired me to draft this article within moments of veiwing it. Christine, a spreadsheet is a great way to organize submissions. I use spreadsheets all the time to track payments, track book reviews I need to complete, track expenses, track submssions, etc. It's my husband's fault really; he can't make a decision without creating a spreadsheet to weigh all his options. I'll be giving a workshop on Time Management and Organization at the Muse Online Writers Conference this year. It's a free conference (donations are accepted and appreciated) that is open to anyone. You can register for the conference here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/2008MuseConference/ I don't know what poetry specific options there will be this year, but the organizers will post announcements to this Yahoo Group at the correct time. Thanks again for the nod, Carolee. Cheryl Thanks for the mention of the “SMART” goals article, Carolee. Your poll inspired me to draft this article within moments of veiwing it.

Christine, a spreadsheet is a great way to organize submissions. I use spreadsheets all the time to track payments, track book reviews I need to complete, track expenses, track submssions, etc. It’s my husband’s fault really; he can’t make a decision without creating a spreadsheet to weigh all his options.

I’ll be giving a workshop on Time Management and Organization at the Muse Online Writers Conference this year. It’s a free conference (donations are accepted and appreciated) that is open to anyone. You can register for the conference here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/2008MuseConference/ I don’t know what poetry specific options there will be this year, but the organizers will post announcements to this Yahoo Group at the correct time.

Thanks again for the nod, Carolee.

Cheryl

]]> By: Christine http://readwritepoem.org/2008/02/26/poll-dance-how-does-a-poet-grow-big-and-strong/#comment-1932 Christine Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:11:45 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/2008/02/26/poll-dance-how-does-a-poet-grow-big-and-strong/#comment-1932 Since your last post about organization, I found a spreadsheet system, very simple, that I think will work for me, for now. I think life as a writer can get more complicated the more work you send out, and the more work you publish. So for now, with my minimal amount of writing out there, my spreadsheet is great. As far as poems go, and the topic of this post, I guess my greatest challenge is finding layered , emblematic meaning, as well as metaphors, to enrich my poetic pallette. I have a lot of interesting, quirky ideas and stories, but that's not enough. I love to read poems that say one thing, but mean another. So that's where I need to work. Since your last post about organization, I found a spreadsheet system, very simple, that I think will work for me, for now. I think life as a writer can get more complicated the more work you send out, and the more work you publish. So for now, with my minimal amount of writing out there, my spreadsheet is great.

As far as poems go, and the topic of this post, I guess my greatest challenge is finding layered , emblematic meaning, as well as metaphors, to enrich my poetic pallette. I have a lot of interesting, quirky ideas and stories, but that’s not enough. I love to read poems that say one thing, but mean another. So that’s where I need to work.

]]> By: carolee http://readwritepoem.org/2008/02/26/poll-dance-how-does-a-poet-grow-big-and-strong/#comment-1913 carolee Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:18:56 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/2008/02/26/poll-dance-how-does-a-poet-grow-big-and-strong/#comment-1913 as a follow-up to our resources about getting organized, i want to point you to an external article inspired by a past "read write poll." it's about setting <a href="http://writer2writer.com/smart-goals.htm" rel="nofollow">"SMART" goals.</a> as a follow-up to our resources about getting organized, i want to point you to an external article inspired by a past “read write poll.” it’s about setting “SMART” goals.

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