Comments on: read write prompt #31: being told a story http://readwritepoem.org/2008/06/11/read-write-prompt-31-being-told-a-story/ because poem is an action Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:11:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Immaculate « Monkeyboy http://readwritepoem.org/2008/06/11/read-write-prompt-31-being-told-a-story/#comment-8366 Immaculate « Monkeyboy Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:47:23 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=165#comment-8366 [...] Loosely inspired by this week’s ReadWritePoem prompt. [...] [...] Loosely inspired by this week’s ReadWritePoem prompt. [...]

]]> By: ...deb http://readwritepoem.org/2008/06/11/read-write-prompt-31-being-told-a-story/#comment-8321 ...deb Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:22:26 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=165#comment-8321 Excellent, AP, excellent! My teacher did (and does) quote EMF a great deal, and you've unmangled the quote (which was probably my doing), and intent. Thank you. <em>And</em> now I know where to go read for myself. Excellent, AP, excellent!

My teacher did (and does) quote EMF a great deal, and you’ve unmangled the quote (which was probably my doing), and intent.

Thank you. And now I know where to go read for myself.

]]> By: Story within a story… « Words that sing http://readwritepoem.org/2008/06/11/read-write-prompt-31-being-told-a-story/#comment-8319 Story within a story… « Words that sing Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:59:25 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=165#comment-8319 [...] was inspired by readwritepoem’s prompt to write a poem that doesn’t tell a story, but is about a [...] [...] was inspired by readwritepoem’s prompt to write a poem that doesn’t tell a story, but is about a [...]

]]> By: art predator http://readwritepoem.org/2008/06/11/read-write-prompt-31-being-told-a-story/#comment-8302 art predator Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:50:30 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=165#comment-8302 ok I broke out Forster: "What the story does...is to transform us from readers into listeners" (40) Acc to Forster (86) "the king died and then the queen died" is a story; "the king died the queen died of grief" is plot. story makes us ask "and then?" plot makes us ask "why?" hope this intrigues folks to check Forster out! ok I broke out Forster: “What the story does…is to transform us from readers into listeners” (40)

Acc to Forster (86) “the king died and then the queen died” is a story; “the king died the queen died of grief” is plot.

story makes us ask “and then?”

plot makes us ask “why?”

hope this intrigues folks to check Forster out!

]]> By: art predator http://readwritepoem.org/2008/06/11/read-write-prompt-31-being-told-a-story/#comment-8301 art predator Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:43:21 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=165#comment-8301 deb, your creative writing teacher was quoting EM Forster's classic lectures collected as essays in Aspects of the Novel. Awesome book, can't recommend it enough for anyone readers writers etc. PS but have no idea what i will post for this prompt! deb, your creative writing teacher was quoting EM Forster’s classic lectures collected as essays in Aspects of the Novel. Awesome book, can’t recommend it enough for anyone readers writers etc.

PS but have no idea what i will post for this prompt!

]]> By: gautami tripathy http://readwritepoem.org/2008/06/11/read-write-prompt-31-being-told-a-story/#comment-8296 gautami tripathy Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:34:55 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=165#comment-8296 I tend to write stories in my poetry, this should not be problem for me. However one never knows. My muse has kind of dried and dying a slow death. I tend to write stories in my poetry, this should not be problem for me. However one never knows. My muse has kind of dried and dying a slow death.

]]> By: Tom http://readwritepoem.org/2008/06/11/read-write-prompt-31-being-told-a-story/#comment-8292 Tom Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:41:29 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=165#comment-8292 I'm glad you all seem inspired by this prompt; it's like a chain of inspiration starting with Ira Glass and ending up on your blogs. I'm looking forward to seeing the directions everyone takes this because I am sure there will be some surprising ideas. I don't know any particularly great resources on writing narrative, but perhaps <a href="http://www.machinima.com/article/view&id=440" rel="nofollow">this article</a> at Machinima.com would be helpful. It's about structuring a story and some techniques to make it interesting. Happy poeming! I’m glad you all seem inspired by this prompt; it’s like a chain of inspiration starting with Ira Glass and ending up on your blogs. I’m looking forward to seeing the directions everyone takes this because I am sure there will be some surprising ideas.

I don’t know any particularly great resources on writing narrative, but perhaps this article at Machinima.com would be helpful. It’s about structuring a story and some techniques to make it interesting.

Happy poeming!

]]> By: Mama Said « Raven’s Wing Poetry http://readwritepoem.org/2008/06/11/read-write-prompt-31-being-told-a-story/#comment-8285 Mama Said « Raven’s Wing Poetry Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:49:49 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=165#comment-8285 [...] was was written for Read Write Poem Prompt #31 - Write a poem where you are being told a story. [...] [...] was was written for Read Write Poem Prompt #31 - Write a poem where you are being told a story. [...]

]]> By: Quick Story & Other Verse (Poems & Prompt) » MAD KANE'S HUMOR BLOG http://readwritepoem.org/2008/06/11/read-write-prompt-31-being-told-a-story/#comment-8283 Quick Story & Other Verse (Poems & Prompt) » MAD KANE'S HUMOR BLOG Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:10:16 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=165#comment-8283 [...] My poems were inspired by these three prompts: “being told a story,” “pets,” and “father / find.”)Technorati Tags: Furniture Verse, [...] [...] My poems were inspired by these three prompts: “being told a story,” “pets,” and “father / find.”)Technorati Tags: Furniture Verse, [...]

]]> By: Read Write Poem http://readwritepoem.org/2008/06/11/read-write-prompt-31-being-told-a-story/#comment-8274 Read Write Poem Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:59:51 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=165#comment-8274 Kristin, Thanks for visiting; swing by anytime. (And I've noticed your blog is a favorite with many of our participants.) Kristin,

Thanks for visiting; swing by anytime. (And I’ve noticed your blog is a favorite with many of our participants.)

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