Comments on: read write prompt #10: meta-whatsits? http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/01/16/read-write-prompt-9-meta-whatsits/ Mon, 03 May 2010 01:01:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Christine http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/01/16/read-write-prompt-9-meta-whatsits/comment-page-1/#comment-504 Christine Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:23:10 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/16/read-write-prompt-9-meta-whatsits/#comment-504 Tom, This prompt was terrific! I needed to flex my poetic muscles to think about what kind of language I usually use, and I realized I tend to be more concrete. So this time, even though I think it's still pretty concrete, I tried to let my images stand for something else. I don't think I'm entirely where I'd like to be regarding the use of metaphor, but at least I'm changing my thought process. It's very challenging, but completely worth it! Tom,

This prompt was terrific! I needed to flex my poetic muscles to think about what kind of language I usually use, and I realized I tend to be more concrete. So this time, even though I think it’s still pretty concrete, I tried to let my images stand for something else. I don’t think I’m entirely where I’d like to be regarding the use of metaphor, but at least I’m changing my thought process. It’s very challenging, but completely worth it!

]]> By: TIV the individual voice http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/01/16/read-write-prompt-9-meta-whatsits/comment-page-1/#comment-503 TIV the individual voice Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:47:05 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/16/read-write-prompt-9-meta-whatsits/#comment-503 Now that could not have been funner or teach me more in the process. Though the results "Two Sisters of the Livingroom" is pathetic, I loved following the lines of Shelley as I wrote. The idea of using poems to prompt poems is brilliant and a great improvement in my opinion over the random word and picture prompts. I liked that so much doing the Shelley, that I'm going to try the Lowell next. Now that could not have been funner or teach me more in the process. Though the results “Two Sisters of the Livingroom” is pathetic, I loved following the lines of Shelley as I wrote. The idea of using poems to prompt poems is brilliant and a great improvement in my opinion over the random word and picture prompts. I liked that so much doing the Shelley, that I’m going to try the Lowell next.

]]> By: Tiel Aisha Ansari http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/01/16/read-write-prompt-9-meta-whatsits/comment-page-1/#comment-502 Tiel Aisha Ansari Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:45:58 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/16/read-write-prompt-9-meta-whatsits/#comment-502 What they said. A prompt that makes us commit poetry consciously. What they said. A prompt that makes us commit poetry consciously.

]]> By: Linda Jacobs http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/01/16/read-write-prompt-9-meta-whatsits/comment-page-1/#comment-501 Linda Jacobs Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:34:56 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/16/read-write-prompt-9-meta-whatsits/#comment-501 This prompt is why I love this group. It makes us go places we might not want to but once we're there, our poetry expands and our skills become just that much sharper. Thank you, again! This prompt is why I love this group. It makes us go places we might not want to but once we’re there, our poetry expands and our skills become just that much sharper. Thank you, again!

]]> By: carolee http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/01/16/read-write-prompt-9-meta-whatsits/comment-page-1/#comment-500 carolee Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:25:42 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/2008/01/16/read-write-prompt-9-meta-whatsits/#comment-500 tom-- this is an amazing prompt. this kind of prompt -- where we learn about poetry AND stretch our own boundaries -- is rare. so glad RWP's taking the leap into a little bit of teaching. well, teaching may not be the word, but you know what i mean. tom– this is an amazing prompt. this kind of prompt — where we learn about poetry AND stretch our own boundaries — is rare. so glad RWP’s taking the leap into a little bit of teaching. well, teaching may not be the word, but you know what i mean.

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