Comments on: read write interview: meet the funnelcakes http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/08/12/read-write-collaboration-meet-the-funnelcakes/ Mon, 03 May 2010 01:01:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Collaboration | Stoney Moss http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/08/12/read-write-collaboration-meet-the-funnelcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2331 Collaboration | Stoney Moss Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:06:55 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=208#comment-2331 [...] Want more? Go check out maria cristina poesia, where Christine points out a few other reading pleasures. (Including “my” - haha, it is so not “mine” - interview with the Funnelcakes.) [...] [...] Want more? Go check out maria cristina poesia, where Christine points out a few other reading pleasures. (Including “my” – haha, it is so not “mine” – interview with the Funnelcakes.) [...]

]]> By: fin de siècle « maría cristina poesía http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/08/12/read-write-collaboration-meet-the-funnelcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2330 fin de siècle « maría cristina poesía Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:49:11 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=208#comment-2330 [...] and read Dana’s post on our work. There is also deb’s (stoney moss) interview, ‘meet the funnelcakes’ on RWP with Dana and Blythe, about how read write poem formed, and later the poetry [...] [...] and read Dana’s post on our work. There is also deb’s (stoney moss) interview, ‘meet the funnelcakes’ on RWP with Dana and Blythe, about how read write poem formed, and later the poetry [...]

]]> By: Read Write Poem http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/08/12/read-write-collaboration-meet-the-funnelcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2329 Read Write Poem Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:26:16 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=208#comment-2329 It's nice to stick the poll results somewhere, before the new one comes up. So here they are: <strong>Part A: Do you now, or have you ever, written poetry collaboratively? </strong> No (59%, 30 Votes) Yes (41%, 21 Votes) Total Voters: 51 <br> <strong>Part B: The perspectives on collaborative poetry are wildly diverse. Here’s what I think: collaborative poetry is...(pick up to three). </strong> a wonderful opportunity to work with other poets. (55%, 27 Votes) a way to grow as a poet. (53%, 26 Votes) a good brain exercise. (37%, 18 Votes) a monkey. (22%, 11 Votes) something I don’t understand how to go about. (16%, 8 Votes) a distraction. (12%, 6 Votes) too difficult to coordinate. (8%, 4 Votes) too uncomfortable for me to attempt. (6%, 3 Votes) Total Voters: 49 It’s nice to stick the poll results somewhere, before the new one comes up. So here they are:

Part A: Do you now, or have you ever, written poetry collaboratively?
No (59%, 30 Votes)
Yes (41%, 21 Votes)
Total Voters: 51

Part B: The perspectives on collaborative poetry are wildly diverse. Here’s what I think: collaborative poetry is…(pick up to three).
a wonderful opportunity to work with other poets. (55%, 27 Votes)
a way to grow as a poet. (53%, 26 Votes)
a good brain exercise. (37%, 18 Votes)
a monkey. (22%, 11 Votes)
something I don’t understand how to go about. (16%, 8 Votes)
a distraction. (12%, 6 Votes)
too difficult to coordinate. (8%, 4 Votes)
too uncomfortable for me to attempt. (6%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 49

]]> By: Nathan http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/08/12/read-write-collaboration-meet-the-funnelcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2328 Nathan Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:34:10 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=208#comment-2328 I just thought I'd add that I'm talking with Holly from a blog called Honkeycackle about starting a collaborative poetry blogsite. We just wrote our first collaborative work, "The Art That Remains" at http://disorder1313.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/the-art-that-remains I just thought I’d add that I’m talking with Holly from a blog called Honkeycackle about starting a collaborative poetry blogsite. We just wrote our first collaborative work, “The Art That Remains” at http://disorder1313.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/the-art-that-remains

]]> By: Dana http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/08/12/read-write-collaboration-meet-the-funnelcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2327 Dana Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:11:40 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=208#comment-2327 Humpfh. That link did not work. <a href="http://thisisonlytemporary.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/happy-birthday-mrs-funnelcake-pt-2/" rel="nofollow">writing with you</a> Humpfh. That link did not work.

writing with you

]]> By: Dana http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/08/12/read-write-collaboration-meet-the-funnelcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2326 Dana Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:10:54 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=208#comment-2326 Look what Blythe and I made together to celebrate our birthdays! (We are both Leos, as luck would have it: born within days of one another, but not within years of one another.) <a>writing with you</a> Look what Blythe and I made together to celebrate our birthdays! (We are both Leos, as luck would have it: born within days of one another, but not within years of one another.)

writing with you

]]> By: Dana http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/08/12/read-write-collaboration-meet-the-funnelcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2325 Dana Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:50:16 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=208#comment-2325 Why did monkey only get 11 votes in the poll? It's so obvy from our last answer that collaborative poetry is indeed a monkey, or that monkeys at least play a vital role! Why did monkey only get 11 votes in the poll? It’s so obvy from our last answer that collaborative poetry is indeed a monkey, or that monkeys at least play a vital role!

]]> By: ...deb http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/08/12/read-write-collaboration-meet-the-funnelcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2324 ...deb Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:01:34 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=208#comment-2324 Hey Christine and A~Lotus: Thanks for the kind words, but the interview process was collaborative from beginning to end. Dana and Blythe get kudos for both A and Q. In fact, I put all three avatars up when the post first published. Dana suggested I use just mine... but I think of this experience as being a wallflower asked to dance with cool party girls at a spontaneous event. Who could resist? Not me. I, too, was suprised and delighted to hear about the nature of the beginnings. (I just added "about read write poem" as a category for this interview!) I knew a little, but not all. Hey Christine and A~Lotus:

Thanks for the kind words, but the interview process was collaborative from beginning to end. Dana and Blythe get kudos for both A and Q.

In fact, I put all three avatars up when the post first published.

Dana suggested I use just mine… but I think of this experience as being a wallflower asked to dance with cool party girls at a spontaneous event. Who could resist? Not me.

I, too, was suprised and delighted to hear about the nature of the beginnings. (I just added “about read write poem” as a category for this interview!) I knew a little, but not all.

]]> By: Christine http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/08/12/read-write-collaboration-meet-the-funnelcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2323 Christine Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:13:53 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=208#comment-2323 Deb, I meant to say, and then forgot in my excitement over the waves of collaboration spreading, that the interview is exceedingly entertaining and a delight to read. Deb, I meant to say, and then forgot in my excitement over the waves of collaboration spreading, that the interview is exceedingly entertaining and a delight to read.

]]> By: Christine http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/08/12/read-write-collaboration-meet-the-funnelcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2322 Christine Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:05:59 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=208#comment-2322 I've been writing prompts and articles for RWP since January without knowing the full history of the site. It's good to hear the back story. Writing collaboratively has given me of a sense of freedom, the ability to take greater risks when I write, both in writing alone, and in writing with others. So, thanks for these chances, Funnelcakes, to work with you. Wouldn't it be great to start seeing collaborative sites popping up everywhere? I hope people catch the excitement and start working together. With blogs, there's no limit to what writers can do and share. I’ve been writing prompts and articles for RWP since January without knowing the full history of the site. It’s good to hear the back story.

Writing collaboratively has given me of a sense of freedom, the ability to take greater risks when I write, both in writing alone, and in writing with others. So, thanks for these chances, Funnelcakes, to work with you.

Wouldn’t it be great to start seeing collaborative sites popping up everywhere? I hope people catch the excitement and start working together. With blogs, there’s no limit to what writers can do and share.

]]> By: Jo http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/08/12/read-write-collaboration-meet-the-funnelcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2321 Jo Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:41:28 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=208#comment-2321 Yes, very cool interview, I'm happy to be a small part of it (even if I owe poems left right and centre she says skeedaddling...............) Yes, very cool interview, I’m happy to be a small part of it (even if I owe poems left right and centre she says skeedaddling……………)

]]> By: Neil http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/08/12/read-write-collaboration-meet-the-funnelcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2320 Neil Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:34:09 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=208#comment-2320 Really interesting. And I can tell from your joint work and your interview that there is a true spirit of collaboration between you two. This is a subject matter that is very important to me, even though my collaborative writing occurs not in poetry, but in writing drama and for the screen. Maybe the dramatic narrative form creates different types of hurdles, because it isn't always easy working with someone on a play or a screenplay. Like a marriage, there is a lot of compromise required. Sometimes the product is better and sometimes you feel as if your personal vision is being squashed. Perhaps poetry's emphasis on words rather than narrative or character development enables collaborators to work in a way that is more enriching to each other, rather than one filled with conflict or ego. I don't consider myself a poet, but I would like to try working on a poem with someone one day. Maybe it will help me work better in other writing forms as well. Really interesting. And I can tell from your joint work and your interview that there is a true spirit of collaboration between you two. This is a subject matter that is very important to me, even though my collaborative writing occurs not in poetry, but in writing drama and for the screen. Maybe the dramatic narrative form creates different types of hurdles, because it isn’t always easy working with someone on a play or a screenplay. Like a marriage, there is a lot of compromise required. Sometimes the product is better and sometimes you feel as if your personal vision is being squashed. Perhaps poetry’s emphasis on words rather than narrative or character development enables collaborators to work in a way that is more enriching to each other, rather than one filled with conflict or ego. I don’t consider myself a poet, but I would like to try working on a poem with someone one day. Maybe it will help me work better in other writing forms as well.

]]> By: collaborative poetry, defined : mygorgeoussomewhere.org http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/08/12/read-write-collaboration-meet-the-funnelcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2317 collaborative poetry, defined : mygorgeoussomewhere.org Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:00:32 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=208#comment-2317 [...] Go read the rest of this interview with the Funnelcakes (that would be me and Blythe) over at Read Write Poem. [...] [...] Go read the rest of this interview with the Funnelcakes (that would be me and Blythe) over at Read Write Poem. [...]

]]> By: Via Negativa http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/08/12/read-write-collaboration-meet-the-funnelcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2319 Via Negativa Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:52:49 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=208#comment-2319 [...] Read Write Poem Collaborative poetry answers to every call, like a well-trained OnStar employee. Don’t you wish your poetry could be as obedient as ours? Look at Blythe put gummy bears all over Dana’s Pizzeria Combos. Our verses flow off course, flapping and flailing, of course. Have no fear. —- This entry was posted Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 at 8:52 am and is filed under Smorgasblog. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "", url: "http://www.vianegativa.us/2008/08/12/2580/" });via e-mail or social bookmarking.  Print Welcome [...] [...] Read Write Poem Collaborative poetry answers to every call, like a well-trained OnStar employee. Don’t you wish your poetry could be as obedient as ours? Look at Blythe put gummy bears all over Dana’s Pizzeria Combos. Our verses flow off course, flapping and flailing, of course. Have no fear. —- This entry was posted Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 at 8:52 am and is filed under Smorgasblog. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “”, url: “http://www.vianegativa.us/2008/08/12/2580/” });via e-mail or social bookmarking.  Print Welcome [...]

]]> By: Nathan http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/08/12/read-write-collaboration-meet-the-funnelcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2318 Nathan Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:59:04 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=208#comment-2318 This idea of collaboration as a "collective voice" is fascinating. My first thought of it would be these individuals participating in a process that preserves their individuality but something more happens, you're right. This voice is created by the process. You can read this in works by members of the collaborative. I'll only mention one of my favorite writers, Karl Marx, by saying I won't mention him. Oh, ok. He wrote a lot about that something "extra" that's created when people work together on something, that surplus that's greater than just the sum of individual efforts. I've just started my first collaboration with two fantastic poets. It's a blast. I'd recommend it to anyone. Oh, also, you guys are so smart. You should write a book about this stuff. This idea of collaboration as a “collective voice” is fascinating. My first thought of it would be these individuals participating in a process that preserves their individuality but something more happens, you’re right. This voice is created by the process. You can read this in works by members of the collaborative. I’ll only mention one of my favorite writers, Karl Marx, by saying I won’t mention him. Oh, ok. He wrote a lot about that something “extra” that’s created when people work together on something, that surplus that’s greater than just the sum of individual efforts.
I’ve just started my first collaboration with two fantastic poets. It’s a blast. I’d recommend it to anyone.
Oh, also, you guys are so smart. You should write a book about this stuff.

]]> By: A~Lotus http://readwritepoem.org/blog/2008/08/12/read-write-collaboration-meet-the-funnelcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2316 A~Lotus Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:04:56 +0000 http://readwritepoem.org/?p=208#comment-2316 I love the history behind your collaboration, Dana and Blythe! Keep it up!! A fabulously written interview, Deb! You captured the essence of a collaboration. In all cases, a collaboration takes a lot of work and patience, oh especially the patience, particularly if you work with someone who isn't so familiar with poetry or call themselves "horrible" at it. But if both parties work at it, a brilliant piece will shine like a diamond! :) I just recently started on a collaboration, so that was...a little bit of last year on another gaming/forum site. I've learned a lot about starting and maintaining a collaboration that way. A collab will keep on going if both parties write a few lines spun around a word, phrase, a theme, anything! That's one good thing about a collab. It may start off as a caterpillar, then a butterfly, then a flower, then water, and then monkeys, lots and lots of monkeys!! :D I hope to do more collaborative work and share with you all! :) I love the history behind your collaboration, Dana and Blythe! Keep it up!!

A fabulously written interview, Deb! You captured the essence of a collaboration. In all cases, a collaboration takes a lot of work and patience, oh especially the patience, particularly if you work with someone who isn’t so familiar with poetry or call themselves “horrible” at it. But if both parties work at it, a brilliant piece will shine like a diamond! :)

I just recently started on a collaboration, so that was…a little bit of last year on another gaming/forum site. I’ve learned a lot about starting and maintaining a collaboration that way. A collab will keep on going if both parties write a few lines spun around a word, phrase, a theme, anything!

That’s one good thing about a collab. It may start off as a caterpillar, then a butterfly, then a flower, then water, and then monkeys, lots and lots of monkeys!! :D

I hope to do more collaborative work and share with you all! :)

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