My Book of Poems 2010-2017
Viewing comments for Chapter 37 "Writing Poetry"a collection of my poetry
59 total reviews
Comment from Joan E.
Thank you for your notes about poetry generally and the specific Sapphonic Triad form. I think writing expressive poetry is a gift, but one that can be learned with significant practice. You certainly have mastered it. I admired your use of the form and your thought-provoking question. Cheers- Joan
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Thank you for your notes about poetry generally and the specific Sapphonic Triad form. I think writing expressive poetry is a gift, but one that can be learned with significant practice. You certainly have mastered it. I admired your use of the form and your thought-provoking question. Cheers- Joan
Comment Written 15-Jul-2017
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Hi Joan; thank you so much for your thoughtful review. Your kind words are greatly appreciated,
~patty~
Comment from Boogienights
I really liked this, it could been written by me, as I want to write perfect poems. I admit that I know very little about meter, rhymes, structure when it comes to writing. I just write from the heart. Thank you for sharing this.
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I really liked this, it could been written by me, as I want to write perfect poems. I admit that I know very little about meter, rhymes, structure when it comes to writing. I just write from the heart. Thank you for sharing this.
Comment Written 15-Jul-2017
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Hi;
I think we would all like to write perfect poems - but since our writing is subjective, I'm not sure everyone will see it as perfect.
All we can do is try,
~patty~
Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
Hello, Patty,
I admire that you try so many different types of poetry. I don't get the satori feeling, which is an ''aha!" moment and insightful, from your envoi. I like the subject. I think it is a challenging form.
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Hello, Patty,
I admire that you try so many different types of poetry. I don't get the satori feeling, which is an ''aha!" moment and insightful, from your envoi. I like the subject. I think it is a challenging form.
Comment Written 15-Jul-2017
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Hi Gypsy; I really struggle with the 'aha' moment. I read other peoples' haiku and other poetry that should include one - sometimes I see it and sometimes I don't. I've come to the conclusion that we all don't see the same things as 'aha.'
~patty~
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yeah, sometimes they are observations... you are right, we all see things differently
Comment from Mitchell Brontė
I think with you Patty, definitely a gift, poem after poem is so meaningful, you are such a shining light with pen and paper.
I'm not an expert with different types of poetry, I just know what I enjoy and what I don't.
Mitchell
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I think with you Patty, definitely a gift, poem after poem is so meaningful, you are such a shining light with pen and paper.
I'm not an expert with different types of poetry, I just know what I enjoy and what I don't.
Mitchell
Comment Written 15-Jul-2017
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Hi Mitch; such a wonderful thing to say. I greatly appreciate your kind and encouraging review,
~patty~
Comment from estory
I think your use of meter, particularly in the first stanza, shows you have a grip on poetry. You have a tight meter that skips along, and the questions in stanza two lift off the page and leave us hanging in the air, an effect I love. Poetry is simply, in its widest definition, the art of making music with language. English poetry really started in the sixteenth century, with the Italianate sonnets of
Shakespeare, and then in the seventeenth century, developed into more intricate rococo and baroque forms through Landor and Donne, and ultimately, with Milton. The romantic poets, especially Keats, in his odes, exploded poetry into an experience of images and patterns with this sense of unrequited love, memory, and ethereal time. Yeats moved us into a modern, political poetry. And now we have minimalism, and prose poetry, the wide open free verse of Levertov and Anderson. My advice is read read read and keep writing. explore new forms and weave in your own imagination. estory
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I think your use of meter, particularly in the first stanza, shows you have a grip on poetry. You have a tight meter that skips along, and the questions in stanza two lift off the page and leave us hanging in the air, an effect I love. Poetry is simply, in its widest definition, the art of making music with language. English poetry really started in the sixteenth century, with the Italianate sonnets of
Shakespeare, and then in the seventeenth century, developed into more intricate rococo and baroque forms through Landor and Donne, and ultimately, with Milton. The romantic poets, especially Keats, in his odes, exploded poetry into an experience of images and patterns with this sense of unrequited love, memory, and ethereal time. Yeats moved us into a modern, political poetry. And now we have minimalism, and prose poetry, the wide open free verse of Levertov and Anderson. My advice is read read read and keep writing. explore new forms and weave in your own imagination. estory
Comment Written 15-Jul-2017
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Hi; such a lovely explanation about the evolution of poetry. It really is a subjective format, and I think anyone who attempts to express their thoughts and feelings in a poem deserves a great deal of credit,
~patty~
Comment from Margaret Snowdon
Your poem stirred my curiosity, Patty.
Poetry - A gift? or Learned?
Well, I think it's both - some have the natural gift...
and others of us had to learn
I must say certain members on FS have helped me a lot -
given me confidence and I know for a fact, my
work has improved.
Margaret
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Your poem stirred my curiosity, Patty.
Poetry - A gift? or Learned?
Well, I think it's both - some have the natural gift...
and others of us had to learn
I must say certain members on FS have helped me a lot -
given me confidence and I know for a fact, my
work has improved.
Margaret
Comment Written 15-Jul-2017
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Hi Margaret; I thank you for reading and reviewing. I know my work has improved a great deal since I've come back to FanStory. I've learned more about poetry than ever, and I've been introduced to a myriad of poetic forms.
I think its a learned art - though for some, their thoughts just spring from their minds poetically,
~patty~
Comment from tfawcus
Rather a good use of the Sapphonic Triad form! I enjoyed the quotation and your expansion of it. Most that I have previously read have been rhymed, but I liked the greater flexibility the unrhymed form has given you to tease us with this conundrum. I think the answer to your question lies in the difference between being gifted and talented. There is much to be learned before a gift is translated into a talent!
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Rather a good use of the Sapphonic Triad form! I enjoyed the quotation and your expansion of it. Most that I have previously read have been rhymed, but I liked the greater flexibility the unrhymed form has given you to tease us with this conundrum. I think the answer to your question lies in the difference between being gifted and talented. There is much to be learned before a gift is translated into a talent!
Comment Written 15-Jul-2017
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thank you so much for reading, reviewing and answering the question. I appreciate your lovely critique of this poem,
~patty~
Comment from dragonpoet
Well chosen quote. It must be hard to find a sixteen syllable quote that can be expounded on in poetic form. Everyone who writes poems wishes to write a perfect poem. Though perfection to one is not perfection to others. I think forms can be learned but writing is a gift.
Keep writing
Joan
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Well chosen quote. It must be hard to find a sixteen syllable quote that can be expounded on in poetic form. Everyone who writes poems wishes to write a perfect poem. Though perfection to one is not perfection to others. I think forms can be learned but writing is a gift.
Keep writing
Joan
Comment Written 15-Jul-2017
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Hi Joan; thank you for reading and reviewing. Your answer to the question is a good one! Poetry is very subjective and not everyone will like the same thing,
~patty~
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My pleasure. I'm glad you agree with my answer.
Joan
Comment from JDRBAR
This follows the requirements very well, and as odd as it may be, reads well also. I feel poetry is definitely a gift rather than learned, although it takes some learning to successfully use that gift.
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This follows the requirements very well, and as odd as it may be, reads well also. I feel poetry is definitely a gift rather than learned, although it takes some learning to successfully use that gift.
Comment Written 15-Jul-2017
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thank you so much for your lovely review. I agree with you,
~patty~
Comment from Rasmine
Your Satori is good, I like that it is left in our hands. I read Dean's poetry and it seems so natural, but if I write a sonnet, it is so pushed and so careful it feels unnatural, so I don't know the answer. LOL! But when I write prose, sometimes it just flows. The mistakes are flowing too, though. :P
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Your Satori is good, I like that it is left in our hands. I read Dean's poetry and it seems so natural, but if I write a sonnet, it is so pushed and so careful it feels unnatural, so I don't know the answer. LOL! But when I write prose, sometimes it just flows. The mistakes are flowing too, though. :P
Comment Written 15-Jul-2017
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thank you so much for your lovely review. The mistakes may flow when writing prose and poetry, but the editing and refining is part of the process, too.
Sonnets are so far out of my reach that I won't even try!
~patty~
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Me too, for now.
