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By: 7 things you should know about being a poet « Turning into the Slide

7 things you should know about being a poet « Turning into the Slide — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:43:38 +0000

[...] 7 things you should know about being a poet Poet Aaron McCollough wrote the original 7 things you should know about being a poet, an exercise which has since blazed its way across the Internet. I discovered it at 32 poems. [...]

By: The Other Ivy

The Other Ivy — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:54:01 +0000

1. You have to read poetry to write poetry.
2. There is never an easy answer to the non-poets question, “What do you write about?” Make something up that will discourage further questions.
3. Poems are almost never finished, especially the ones that get published.
4. Poems need to cool and then they are ready to revise.
5. Some days, the taste of a ripe pear is your poem.
6. If you find a partner who supports your love of poetry, forgive him the hunted look he gives you when you ask him if he’d like to read a poem.
7. Poetry can be a way to pray.

By: Cosmopoetica » 7 Things You Should Know

Cosmopoetica » 7 Things You Should Know — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:34:58 +0000

[...] [following Aaron, Tad, James, & Deborah] [...]

By: Tad Richards

Tad Richards — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:42:24 +0000

And one of the great regrets in life when one starts to suffer a hearing loss.

By: deborah

deborah — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:36:35 +0000

Tad, Jim, and Michael– Thank you for playing along. I’ll pop over to your blogs and read what you wrote in a minute.

Justin — #4 is too true!

By: Jim Finnegan

Jim Finnegan — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:29:19 +0000

I’ve put my seven up over here:
http://ursprache.blogspot.com

By: Tad Richards

Tad Richards — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:12:08 +0000

This is wonderful. I love your original list, Deborah, especially #3, 5 and 7. And the responses, too. Other highlights for me: Bernadette Geyer’s #3 and 4, Jim Murdoch’s #6, Justin Evans’ #2 and 4.

I’ve posted mine, trying not to duplicate those who have gone before, at my blog:

http://opusforty.blogspot.com/2007/12/deborah-ager-taking-off-from-list-by.html

By: Justin Evans

Justin Evans — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:03:22 +0000

1. You will be frustrated that most of the known world will ignore or even mock what you see as vital without so much as an honest inquiry on their part as to what poetry is. This will carry over into assumptions about you as a person based upon you admitting you write poetry.

2. Poetry has the capacity to save the soul, but only the poet’s, and even then it does not guarantee salvation.

3. Even the most profane words have value and use.

4. Constantly eavesdropping in on other people’s conversations will be one of your many little secrets.

5. Contest fees, postage, and paper will be listed under ‘necessities’ in your monthly budget.

6. On the up-side, fewer people will ask you to help them with heavy lifting.

7. If you come to poetry honestly, it will be as if you have, in the words of Sylvia Plath, “Boarded the train there’s no getting off.”

By: Michael Wells

Michael Wells — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:07:36 +0000

Debrah: fun topic. My list can be seen on the link below at my blog.

http://stickpoetsuperhero.blogspot.com/2007/12/7-things-you-should-know-about-writing.html

By: “7 Things” from the Poetry Blogosphere

“7 Things” from the Poetry Blogosphere — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 02:56:26 +0000

[...] in on the action. Jim Murdoch wrote his list — you can read his latest blog entry or read his list here on this blog. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can [...]