by Tom Adam
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That was a great prompt, Tom. It made me think about the style I tend to write in. I didn’t come to any clear conclusions, but think I will ponder it further. Thanks!
Here’s what I came up with.
I left one of each.
http://knockingfrominside.blogspot.com/2008/01/literal-and-figurative-poetry.html
I haven’t written anything of my own this week, but I have a tribute to New Zealand poet Hone Tuwhare, and a small poetic giveaway on my site this week, so if you would like to win something, hop on over to my Two Part Poetry Post
I didn’t do the prompt, though its certainly given me plenty to think about. Here is a poem that more or less fits the theme though:
http://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2006/02/cultural-inheritance-of-my.html
Once I started it, words sorted themselves out.
bottled
i honestly do not think i strayed that far from my original style here,, but i tried the use of more tangible metaphors…. i don’t know… let me know what you think….
“backstabber”
deb, i am wondering if you could enable comment notification on this post so that we could be emailed when new entries become available.. i think it might strengthen our community interaction…..
Oh, I went for the random prompt generated on my last visit…
Turning
As someone who wallows around in a range of styles, I’m not sure where this one falls. Fits the theme, though, more or less…
http://patteran.typepad.com
Thinking about concrete versus figurative language challenged me to no end. I tried to use the metaphorical approach, although I think I have a ways to go in stretching my imagination. Thanks, Tom.
Three doors
PS: Paisley, in Blogger you have the option for email updates. In Wordpress, there’s a button called “my comments” that allows you to see responses to any comments you’ve made on other Wordpress blogs. As far as I know, you need to come back to the website to check in for additional comments if you don’t have a wordpress blog, which is what I do.
If I find out another way, I’ll post it here. I’m self-taught too. I think in blogging we all are!
paisley & Christine (& other interested parties):
I’ve checked the control panel for this site and don’t see an easy add. But I will keep looking. (I am self-taught, too. So be patient.
I am lucky Dana set up this lovely site. Most of the time I am trying to just not break it.)
Combined with my Sunday Scribblings this week….and covers last week theme as well.
http://wannabeawritersomeday.blogspot.com/2008/01/metaphorically-traveling-sunday.html
I tried to use both poems as separate prompts, just for the feel of what would come of it, leading to two poems, you can guess which goes to which:
Just Keep Giving
http://thebadpoetsociety.blogspot.com/2008/01/gift.html
Bad Poet Society: Just Keep Giving
And:
Two Sisters of the Livingroom
http://thebadpoetsociety.blogspot.com/2008/01/two-sisters-of-livingroom.html
Bad Poet Society: Two Sisters of the Livingroom
Here’s mine.
Nod to Shelly
Second try:
http://blackeyedsusans.blogspot.com/2008/01/draft_9212.html
To get the comments to this blog via email, anyone can run the comments feed through Feedblitz.com. Deb, there are also WordPress plugins that will do what paisley is requesting: allow people to get email updates for specific posts. See http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tags/comments
I’m in. A good exercise in quieting my expository demon
http://koshtra.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html#7651689895332157156
This one isn’t ‘done’ yet — I tried a sonnet, but seem to have lost my knack for iambic. C&C is welcome: Ephemeral Sonnet
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