tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242029607545141227.post3591397923728787198..comments2024-03-27T09:18:26.296-04:00Comments on Who's Your Editor?: Day Seven of Poetry Week: Free Verse PoemsAubrieAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13275625148557048357noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242029607545141227.post-14290592880248386392011-01-02T13:55:43.525-05:002011-01-02T13:55:43.525-05:00Patrick...Thank you. It was published in a compila...Patrick...Thank you. It was published in a compilation book that WEbook.com put together. Anyone who wanted to try and get into the book at to put 3 poems forward and go through a voting process by their peers on the website. Then, the poems in the top 10% with the most votes then went through another voting process. This time by the editors. 2 of my poems were chosen. Their my first paying job! Of course, I haven't made any money on them, but that's not what it was about.<br /><br />I never thought of the second poem as lyrics, but I agree with the movement of it, like a dance. That's what I was going for :)AubrieAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13275625148557048357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242029607545141227.post-37163430497309094722011-01-02T01:08:19.565-05:002011-01-02T01:08:19.565-05:00The desperation of loneliness and the senselessnes...The desperation of loneliness and the senselessness of separation I felt quite powerfully conveyed through the first poem. Where was it published?<br /><br />I really like the second one as well; it definitely gives the feeling and rhythm of a whirling Viennese Waltz. It would make some awesome lyrics too.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731949162327535890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242029607545141227.post-56203560869968414122010-12-27T20:49:48.971-05:002010-12-27T20:49:48.971-05:00Jacqui...Welcome to WYE? and please join in the co...Jacqui...Welcome to WYE? and please join in the conversations if you get a chance.AubrieAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13275625148557048357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242029607545141227.post-7522245186696094882010-12-27T20:19:42.495-05:002010-12-27T20:19:42.495-05:00Meri...Sorry, I missed your comment at first. You ...Meri...Sorry, I missed your comment at first. You must have been commenting when I was replying to the previous comments.<br /><br />Anyway, thank you, and yes, it is a great way to keep me writing every day. And even though I'm not working really working on my novels, I still have that creative outlet that I crave all the time. :)<br /><br />Matt...Yeah, I don't like it when people try to force me into doing just about anything. I like to make my own decisions. I'm glad you stuck to your guns.AubrieAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13275625148557048357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242029607545141227.post-43689496423969618202010-12-27T18:14:47.255-05:002010-12-27T18:14:47.255-05:00On the topic of the talent show, my mother demande...On the topic of the talent show, my mother demanded I do the next one, but I refused. One was enough.Matt Dimitroffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18110603518813185051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242029607545141227.post-81018318786449034242010-12-27T18:07:17.158-05:002010-12-27T18:07:17.158-05:00I'm constantly finding myself to be envious of...I'm constantly finding myself to be envious of you. :)Matt Dimitroffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18110603518813185051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242029607545141227.post-73262517040820046212010-12-27T17:36:33.283-05:002010-12-27T17:36:33.283-05:00Matt...I did 11 plays in 8th through 12th grade an...Matt...I did 11 plays in 8th through 12th grade and it was a BLAST! I never would have had the guts to sing solo in a talent show though. Good for you.<br /><br />Rose...Awesome, I might just have to plan a month of something special. I think it will be so much fun!!!<br /><br />That's one f the reasons why I love free verse too! It's allows me to just play instead of sticking to a form. I do like formed poetry as well, but only when I'm in the mood. lol.AubrieAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13275625148557048357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242029607545141227.post-23488372179392396412010-12-27T17:32:51.560-05:002010-12-27T17:32:51.560-05:00What a neat series!
I just found your blog and thi...What a neat series!<br />I just found your blog and think this must be the best way to keep yourself writing, and producing, even if "the well runs dry" at times. <br />Keep it up!<br />MeriMerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08423593911232228585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242029607545141227.post-80229627298586446542010-12-27T17:23:30.702-05:002010-12-27T17:23:30.702-05:00First - doing a month long challenge is a great wa...First - doing a month long challenge is a great way to get started on this type of thing! I've done challenges where you write every day for a month, or create a certain kind of art, or art in general. <br /><br />Free verse is my favorite kind of poetry! I don't like being confined by rules and anything other than free verse tends to shut my brain down.Live, Love, Laugh, Write!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07004471744200892329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242029607545141227.post-3190610322626736212010-12-27T17:04:19.583-05:002010-12-27T17:04:19.583-05:00I wanted to be in a play when I was younger. My 5t...I wanted to be in a play when I was younger. My 5th/6th-grade teacher put on Shakespeare plays with his students. I never made the cut. The guy was unsavory, anyway. I did, however, perform a song in a school talent show to critical acclaim. That was in the 4th grade.Matt Dimitroffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18110603518813185051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242029607545141227.post-17795732285531345282010-12-27T16:34:19.453-05:002010-12-27T16:34:19.453-05:00Skye...Welcome and thanks for following. Please fe...Skye...Welcome and thanks for following. Please feel free to join in the discussions and comment on the posts. I will certainly come and check out your blog. I don't really use facebook though.<br /><br />Matt...I know how that feels at times. I guess it depends on the dance for me though. At a club= no way! At a wedding= awesome, I'm there! In a play= count me in! At a dance= not all that into it. But since I don't do plays anymore and the last wedding I went to was two years ago that means no dancing. lolAubrieAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13275625148557048357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242029607545141227.post-31287633325461871892010-12-27T15:47:15.824-05:002010-12-27T15:47:15.824-05:00I don't dance, either. I'd like to some ti...I don't dance, either. I'd like to some time, but I'm afraid my nerves would stop me.Matt Dimitroffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18110603518813185051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242029607545141227.post-70699474397095562552010-12-27T11:30:51.086-05:002010-12-27T11:30:51.086-05:00JJ...I completely agree and I understand how you w...JJ...I completely agree and I understand how you would feel that way as a teacher. Everyone has to start somewhere though. I remember the exact moment when I decided to write poetry. I was so young and that day I wrote at least 12 poems. I look back at them now and notice when I was getting is and when I was so not getting it.<br /><br />At the same time, I do believe that MOST anything can be argued as free verse poetry, especially if you know what you are talking about. I also believe many people are naturals and don't even realize the magnitude of what they have done. There is such a fine line! But, yes, I do read "poems" labelled as free verse like your "The higher it flies, the much" and think, "What?" lol.<br /><br />Yes, I do realize the poetic elements in Who Will Be There and I'm especially proud of that poem. I wrote it right when I was taking classes in poetry and finally learning what it is that I was doing all these years blindly. I started dreaming about poetry and woke up in the middle of the night to write Who Will Be There. It was pure inspiration and thank you for calling it wonderful.<br /><br />And thank you for the discussion. It's an excellent point. One of my hopes for this poetry week, is that it has brought some awareness to writing poetry.AubrieAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13275625148557048357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242029607545141227.post-62387449575027776542010-12-27T10:29:27.679-05:002010-12-27T10:29:27.679-05:00AA: One thing that does drive me crazy is that stu...AA: One thing that does drive me crazy is that students often think that anything they write is poetry if they call it free verse. One cannot seriously write:<br /><br />"The higher it flies, the much"<br /><br />and expect us to consider it poetry. That said, I ask you this. Do you realize how your wonderful poem, <i>Who Will Be There,</i> is riddled with poetic elements, despite being free verse?JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692103477055483000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242029607545141227.post-28176382671462624442010-12-27T09:49:19.955-05:002010-12-27T09:49:19.955-05:00Shah...Awesome! Yes, I have a wonderful Christmas ...Shah...Awesome! Yes, I have a wonderful Christmas time, especially Christmas Eve. I got sick on Christmas day, but I pulled through and now I am fine. I think I'm going to the movies today too!!! I might be seeing Harry Potter 7 for the second time. lol. A bunch of friends are going.<br /><br />I really enjoyed this poem. You can tell all the running emotions that are in play after you lost you brother (so sorry about that.) I especially ejoyed the enjambed lines towards the end of the first stanza. It just moved really well there.<br /><br />I'll head over to look at your other poems later tonight :)<br /><br />Matt...No, I don't dance. Like ever. lol. I wish I could dance like the couple in the picture though.AubrieAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13275625148557048357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242029607545141227.post-82696695379137225282010-12-27T03:43:03.483-05:002010-12-27T03:43:03.483-05:00So does that poem signify that you like to dance, ...So does that poem signify that you like to dance, Aubrie?Matt Dimitroffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18110603518813185051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8242029607545141227.post-12316628966815203422010-12-27T03:02:25.184-05:002010-12-27T03:02:25.184-05:00I've been so busy. Poor show not getting back ...I've been so busy. Poor show not getting back into this yesterday, but I was struggling over my new shop. But I'm back today so I'll fire over and make a relevant post. I have loads of free verse poems to choose from so it won't take long, then were out to cinema. Love the cinema. ;) hope you've had a smashing time? Your description of Christmas eve was tip top - soooo festive and well, comforting. ;)x And I must say that these poems here are beautiful This type really suits you Aubrie.<br /><br />I'll leave one poem here, then get to my own site and leave some there. This one is called Bereft and was written after my brother died.<br /><br />BEREFT...<br /><br />Day into night – I pray for a liberator<br /><br />Dreaded ache... sore orbs closed tight<br /><br />Hours pass, exhaustion and a daytime death;<br /><br />A dream – An enabler -<br /><br />Where I skip over the sun<br /><br />And meet fairies on clouds<br /><br />Ride wild horses on misty<br /><br />Mountains – Bare back<br /><br />Kiss cupid and hoot<br /><br />Out-loud.<br /><br />Walk in blood red and yellow gowns<br /><br />Of silk and lace –<br /><br />Paint, liberally<br /><br />Over the ruinous<br /><br />Pain in my face.<br /><br />Smile confidently once more,<br /><br />At striking faces<br /><br />On luminous lanes<br /><br />As they pass by – unknowing.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Denial – within my dreams;<br /><br />Sacred sanctuary, which shrinks<br /><br />Whilst a rude<br /><br />Awakening begins<br /><br />In heavy lids, and a brand new day<br /><br />Of purest sorrow<br /><br /> <br /><br />Sore orbs unwrap to salute, Pain.<br /><br />And weep for yesterday and tomorrow.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Shah Wharton (c)2004Shah Whartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04997125261145672115noreply@blogger.com