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What is Truth in Poetry?

Joshua Gray — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:52:36 +0000

Deborah Ager (@32poems), host of Twitter’s #poetparty on Sunday nights, started a party a few weeks ago with an inquiry on truth in poetry: what is it, and how much truth is necessary in poetry. It’s a philosophical question, really, one with no right or wrong answer.

I asserted that if there were 100% truth in a poem, it isn’t a poem. A fellow poet agreed and said 100% truth makes a memoir. Another poet made to clear that he completely disagreed with me.

I stand by my assertion, but I also stand by my critic’s. You can’t have it both ways, you may say. There’s truth in that as well.

“Truth” is a powerful word, a word that can have so many different sides, so many different meanings behind it, and yet, they are all correct. Truth is a poly-sided die from a Dungeons and Dragons set.

What I meant by my statement is that poetic license has to play a part in the poem. Last year I wrote a long poem about three trips to the same city within a seven month period. But those trips also included three different sets of fellow travelers that went along with me. So in order to avoid a choppy and clunky poem, I combined all three trips into one and included only one traveler with me as my road map to writing the poem.

In terms of a “what happened” standpoint, to write the facts down as they occurred would have truly been more like memoir. I had to make the poem work, and because of poetic license at play, the poem was not 100% truthful.

Perhaps my critic saw “truth” as personal truth: emotion, context, feeling, passion, values, morals, every intangible creation that comes more from the mind and soul of the poet; truth is not “what happened.”

And to this, I completely agree. I did not sell my poetic soul to the devil to write the poem; everything in there was 100% my personal truth. When I consider “truth” in my poetry, I include personal truth as well as “what really happened.” Poetic license is by definition a lie, or if that is too harsh, an untruth, and therefore 100% truth doesn’t exist in poetry.

But it isn’t just poetic license of the “just the facts, ma’am” kind. Poetic license can and does also include removing oneself from one’s personal truth, what matters to the poet, and by doing so, the poet is engaging in a conversation. A poem may take the devil’s advocate side of an issue, a side the poet doesn’t instinctively agree with, and so again, the poem does not contain 100% truth in it. The flip side of this, of course, is the poet’s underlying values are still very present in the writing of a poem, and to this I also agree.

A panelist in a discussion on poetic truth at AWP’s 2011 conference said, “Poets use research to disrupt the authoritative eye.” And she was right, regardless of topic. And if history is written by the victor, as the saying goes, then historical truth is subjective, even when dealing with factual events. Doesn’t the loser as poet view either facts or personal truth in history differently than the victor?

32 Poems Twitter Poet Party with Guest Robert Lee Brewer

32poems — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:00:22 +0000

November 1, 2010
12:35 am	32poems:	#Poetparty starts in 25 minutes. Hope to see you there. cc @robertleebrewer
12:54 am	32poems:	See you at #poetparty tonight 9 pm ET? @stephkarto @poetic_line @mrsmetaphor @evelynnalfred @theamericanpoet @eireannoir #poettalk
12:57 am	ClickWisdom:	RT @32poems: See you at #poetparty tonight 9 pm ET? #poettalk
12:59 am	32poems:	Are you using Hootsuite, TweetDeck, or something else to follow the #poetparty tonight?
1:00 am	32poems:	Welcome to the 2nd #poetparty chat. These happen Sun @ 9 pm ET. I’m Deborah from 32 Poems. @robertleebrewer from Writer’s Digest joins me.
1:00 am	32poems:	@theamericanpoet Late is a-okay fine. That’s one fantastic thing about Tweet chats. People can come and go. #poetparty
1:00 am	32poems:	Who is here for the #poetparty tonight? Please say hi and be sure to use the #poetparty hashtag so you are prt of the conversation.
1:01 am	lisajanicecohen:	@32poems Happy halloween #poetparty peeps! We’re still getting trick or treaters, so I’ll catch you next go round.
1:01 am	32poems:	@robertleebrewer Thank you for being a guest tonight. Please introduce yourself to the #poetparty assembled here! cc @notellmotel
1:02 am	EvelynNAlfred:	@32poems Present. Boo. #poetparty
1:02 am	robertleebrewer:	@32poems I’m here and excited to #poetparty with everyone!
1:04 am	robertleebrewer:	@32poems @notellmotel Hello #poetparty! I’m the editor of Poet’s Market, run the Poetic Asides blog & am co-Poet Laureate of the Blogosphere
1:04 am	PattiN:	#poetparty hey poet people!
1:05 am	32poems:	@pattin Hi there. Welcome to the #poetparty and please ask questions if you have them.
1:06 am	32poems:	@robertleebrewer Q1: What do you think is important for poets to know when looking for the right place to publish? #poetparty
1:06 am	robertleebrewer:	Also, just in time for #poetparty, new Otoliths is live with one of my poems: http://bit.ly/9jzTlX
1:06 am	eireannoir:	Hey hey hey #poetparty
1:06 am	jgpoetry:	#poetparty Here.
1:07 am	32poems:	@evelynnalfred Welcome and “boo” to you. Hope we don’t scare you too much during the #poetparty tonight.
1:07 am	juliejordanscot:	Wow – what a grand way to spend part of Halloween! Greetings to my fellow poets. Emma is watching the door while I am here! #poetparty
1:08 am	danielnester:	Q1 is a toughie. I suppose it means reading, acks pages of book you love, and figuring out where your work fits #poetparty
1:08 am	32poems:	If you’re just joining in, we’re here at the #poetparty with @robertleebrewer who will talk about publishing & an unusual chapbook contest.
1:08 am	shannpalmer:	@32poems #poetparty Boo to You!!
1:09 am	robertleebrewer:	@32poems A1: Starting out, poets should find poets who write in similar styles. #poetparty & then, submit to places that publish those poets
1:09 am	jgpoetry:	#poetparty what publishers like and more importantly don’t like. I try to get to know what poems the publisher accepts before submitting.
1:10 am	robertleebrewer:	@DanielNester Yes, I think reading (a lot) is very important to IDing good matches. #poetparty Even then, there’s going to be rejections.
1:10 am	32poems:	@memali Good evening. I see your tweet in my “home” feed. What are you using to follow the convo? Hootsuite or ___? #poetparty
1:11 am	verylikeawhale:	#poetparty Hi all – wonderful to be here. Saw your tweet, Marie Elizabeth!
1:11 am	robertleebrewer:	A1: I’d also say that just the act of submitting teaches a lot to poets new to trying to publish their work. #poetparty
1:11 am	32poems:	@shannpalmer joins us in the #poetparty tonight. She’s missing Dexter for this @robertleebrewer so feel loved. LOL
1:12 am	32poems:	@robertleebrewer — @jgpoetry wants to know what publishers like and don’t like… #poetparty
1:12 am	robertleebrewer:	@32poems I always feel lucky when @shannpalmer is around! #poetparty or not!
1:13 am	32poems:	RT @danielnester: Q1 is a toughie. I suppose it means reading, acks pages of book you love, and figuring out where your work fits #poetparty
1:13 am	shannpalmer:	@robertleebrewer #poetparty aw, thanks!
1:13 am	32poems:	@danielnester That’s good advice about reading ACK pgs of books you love to find the rt markets. #poetparty
1:13 am	danielnester:	@robertleebrewer Ah, the rejections. Yes. Just got two last week. Yay. #poetparty
1:14 am	robertleebrewer:	@32poems @jgpoetry #poetparty I don’t want to speak to specific publishers, but they do like poets to follow their submission guidelines.
1:14 am	CollinKelley:	Hello, all. I am tardy for the #poetparty
1:14 am	32poems:	@robertleebrewer Q2: What is the question people ask you most about publishing? And then, can you answer that for us? #poetparty
1:15 am	jgpoetry:	#poetparty sorry I meant to add A1 to my last tweet.
1:15 am	verylikeawhale:	@CollinKelley Hi Collin #poetparty
1:16 am	32poems:	#poetparty folks: When replying to a Q pls number it using A1, A2 in response to Q1, Q2, etc. I forgot to say that before. =-)
1:16 am	thestorialist:	@DanielNester @robertleebrewer There should be rejection calisthenics. How to strengthen those muscles. A rejection celebration? #poetparty
1:17 am	jgpoetry:	@danielnester @robertleebrewer I look at rejections as opportunities. #poetparty
1:17 am	CollinKelley:	@verylikeawhale Hello Nic, @32poems, @robertleebrewer, @danielnester, @shannpalmer and all you lovely poets at the #poetparty
1:17 am	robertleebrewer:	@32poems A2: Most asked question is probably, “What are publishers and agents looking for now?” #poetparty
1:17 am	32poems:	@robertleebrewer Yes, that’s so true about reading/following guidelines. 32Poems can’t publish poems over 32 lines. #poetparty
1:18 am	robertleebrewer:	@32poems The answer is usually–and I’m serious–”great writing.” #poetparty Of course, great writing changes from publisher to publisher.
1:18 am	jgpoetry:	#poetparty @32poems I use twitter app for iPhone.
1:18 am	32poems:	Just sent question 2 to @robertleebrewer Stay tuned for more at #poetparty
1:19 am	Greg_Dyer:	Howdy all. Just dropping in for #poetparty.
1:19 am	shannpalmer:	#poetparty A1 misspellings and misplaced commas are also sad reflections on poetry less cared for…
1:19 am	32poems:	@danielnester Me too re: rejections. Every no is closer to a yes and all that jazz. #poetparty
1:19 am	robertleebrewer:	@thestorialist @danielnester Rejections are motivational for me. #poetparty I use them as revision opps.
1:20 am	danielnester:	@32poems I always say when you find places you love/read/subscribe, but also know your work won’t fit, that’s good. #poetparty
1:20 am	readwritecook:	Hello everyone. #poetparty
1:20 am	EvelynNAlfred:	MT @32poems Yes, that’s so true about reading/following guidelines. 32Poems can’t publish poems over 32 lines. #poetparty [Note to self.]
1:20 am	32poems:	We hope to draw @mrsmetaphor out of her sugar coma to join us @ the #poetparty — hopeful.
1:21 am	verylikeawhale:	@robertleebrewer @thestorialist @danielnester Hannah my rejection calisthenic is writing to thank the rejecting editor. #poetparty
1:21 am	32poems:	Welcome @collinkelley @jgpoetry @greg_dyer @juliejordanscott to the #poetparty
1:21 am	CollinKelley:	@robertleebrewer I don’t start revising a rejected poem until its had two or three rejects. Never on the first rejection. #poetparty
1:21 am	robertleebrewer:	@32poems I often tell writers that just following the directions is half the battle in submitting your work. #poetparty
1:21 am	Greg_Dyer:	As for my platform, I’m using Ubertweet on my BB. #poetparty
1:21 am	32poems:	RT @robertleebrewer: @32poems A2: Most asked question is probably, “What are publishers and agents looking for now?” #poetparty
1:21 am	eireannoir:	On the way back home and then changing out of my costume and then I’ll be with you #poetparty
1:22 am	robertleebrewer:	RT @danielnester: @32poems I always say when you find places you love/read/subscribe, but also know your work won’t fit, that’s good. #poetparty
1:22 am	32poems:	RT @robertleebrewer: @32poems The ans is usually–& I’m serious–”great writing.” #poetparty Of course, great writing chgs from pub to pub.
1:22 am	thestorialist:	@robertleebrewer Re: A2, funny how fixated we all (me too!) are on publications. Is it possible to shift our obsession? #poetparty
1:22 am	mrsmetaphor:	@32poems #poetparty Hooray for Eastern Time…I’m not in my sugar coma yet!
1:23 am	shannpalmer:	@CollinKelley #poetparty Really?? That’s pretty strong of you- I waffle under and rewrite immediately
1:23 am	robertleebrewer:	@CollinKelley Yeah, I don’t always revise on rejections. #poetparty But I always do take a look to see if I’m missing something obvious.
1:23 am	32poems:	@robertleebrewer A2: The hard prt about explaining “great” writing is that, for me, I know it when I see it… (cont) #poetparty
1:24 am	CollinKelley:	@shannpalmer I think it’s pragmatic. Just because one editor doesn’t like it doesn’t mean the poem isn’t good. #poetparty
1:24 am	32poems:	@robertleebrewer A2: And great writing is a visceral experience AND includes good grammar, punctuation as @shannpalmer noted. #poetparty
1:24 am	LorneDaniel:	@robertleebrewer @32poems Yes, there’s a necessary admin element to submitting #writing that we writers are reluctant to tackle. #poetparty
1:25 am	robertleebrewer:	@thestorialist I think it’s healthy to want to get your writing out there. #poetparty But don’t search for trends or fads.
1:25 am	webbish6:	Thanks for inviting me to the poetry party! I’ve brought apple cider and pumpkins! #poetparty
1:25 am	thestorialist:	@verylikeawhale That is delightful, Nic. I have thanked rejecting editors only occasionally. But a great practice/habit! #poetparty
1:25 am	poet_poesie:	RT @CollinKelley: @robertleebrewer I don’t start revising a rejected poem until its had two or three rejects. Never on the first rejection. #poetparty
1:25 am	32poems:	@katrinavanden Want to join us for the #poetparty going on now?
1:25 am	robertleebrewer:	It’s always best to write to your passions. #poetparty Whether writing poetry, fiction or nonfiction.
1:26 am	32poems:	@thestorialist Good question. To what should we shift our obsession? #poetparty #Writing maybe.
1:26 am	robertleebrewer:	RT @CollinKelley: @shannpalmer I think it’s pragmatic. Just because one editor doesn’t like it doesn’t mean the poem isn’t good. #poetparty
1:26 am	jgpoetry:	@robertleebrewer @collinkelley #poetparty I don’t rewrite til I get several rejects. But 1 reject is also an op just by studying poem.
1:27 am	CollinKelley:	I’m not nearly as obsessed with individual poems being accepted to literary magazines. #poetparty
1:27 am	32poems:	@lornedaniel A2: Yes, I think the admin prt can be overwhelming for some. #poetparty
1:28 am	verylikeawhale:	can anyone define what constitutes a successful poem in 140 characters? #poetparty
1:28 am	32poems:	RT @danielnester: @32poems I always say when you find places you love/read/subscribe, but know yr work won’t fit, that’s good. #poetparty
1:29 am	32poems:	@robertleebrewer Q3: What is this November poetry project I?ve been hearing about? #poetparty
1:29 am	thestorialist:	@LorneDaniel fantastic point about admin work! I’d love to know how you manage submissions, @robertleebrewer / everyone? Excel? #poetparty
1:29 am	webbish6:	@CollinKelley I agree,it’s important to believe in your poems enough to not let a few rejections make you doubt it. Tastes differ #poetparty
1:29 am	rmfenwick:	Was recently accepted at NY Quarterly’s 1st tier, then rejected by full panel. Who is the 1st tier editor typically? #poetparty
1:29 am	CollinKelley:	@verylikeawhale I think a successful poem is one that moves you and you return to again and again. #poetparty
1:29 am	robertleebrewer:	Not sure if I’m allowed to ask the questions, but I wonder if anyone at #poetparty simultaneously submits poems.
1:29 am	32poems:	@collinkelley A2: Sometimes, I’ve revised a poem by the time it comes back. #poetparty
1:30 am	webbish6:	@robertleebrewer I sim sub all the time. Too many places take too long to get back, if they get back at all… #poetparty
1:30 am	EvelynNAlfred:	@32poems @robertleebrewer If the guidelines aren’t followed, do the poems go straight into the “round file”? #poetparty
1:31 am	32poems:	@webbish6 Thanks for stopping by. We’re talking about publication. #poetparty
1:31 am	shannpalmer:	@verylikeawhale #poetparty one that somebody likes enough to publish- that’s successful
1:31 am	CollinKelley:	@robertleebrewer I don’t simultaneously submit. It’s tempting, but ultimately could cause problems. #poetparty
1:31 am	shannpalmer:	@CollinKelley #poetparty that, too- a successful poem
1:32 am	verylikeawhale:	@CollinKelley that’s good. I think a successful poem reminds. Of some visceral thing you didn’t even know you had forgotten. #poetparty
1:33 am	verylikeawhale:	@shannpalmer that’s good! #poetparty
1:33 am	robertleebrewer:	@32poems A3: Ah, yes. The November Poem-A-Day Chapbook Challenge begins tomorrow! Here’s a link: http://bit.ly/aLrPvV #poetparty
1:33 am	32poems:	I’m not against sim subs, though we don’t allow them at 32P. John gets back to people fast! #poetparty
1:33 am	jgpoetry:	#poetparty @robertleebrewer I’ll take that as Q3. A3: if they allow simultaneous subs, I’m doing it.
1:33 am	32poems:	RT @robertleebrewer: It’s always best to write to your passions. #poetparty Whether writing poetry, fiction or nonfiction.
1:33 am	robertleebrewer:	A3: Basically, poets write a poem each day in November based off prompt at Poetic Asides blog. #poetparty (cont…)
1:33 am	shannpalmer:	@robertleebrewer #poetparty I don’t usually simsub but I have in the past- I’m terrible about submitting though
1:34 am	32poems:	@collinkelley Are you more interested in book pub then? #poetparty
1:34 am	robertleebrewer:	A3: Then, they assemble a 10-20 page chapbook of poetry in December & beginning of January. #poetparty Lots of fun & learning experience.
1:34 am	32poems:	@verylikeawhale You ask an extremely tough question. re: Desc good poem in 140 char. #poetparty
1:34 am	thestorialist:	RT @robertleebrewer: @32poems A3: Ah, yes. The November Poem-A-Day Chapbook Challenge begins tomorrow! Here’s a link: http://bit.ly/aLrPvV #poetparty
1:35 am	robertleebrewer:	Actually @shannpalmer won the contest in the first year! #poetparty
1:35 am	32poems:	@thestorialist I use Excel, 5 rows, title, time out, time in, name of mag to track subs. #poetparty
1:35 am	CollinKelley:	@32poems I have a full collection & every poem in it except one has been published. I’m kinda running on empty. #poetparty
1:36 am	32poems:	RT @collinkelley I think a successful poem is one that moves you and you return to again and again. #poetparty // Well sd!
1:36 am	shannpalmer:	@robertleebrewer #poetparty I don;t recall that we HAD to use the prompt- am I incorrect?
1:37 am	32poems:	RT @robertleebrewer A3: Ah, yes. The Nov Poem-A-Dy Chapbook Challenge begins tmw! Details: http://bit.ly/aLrPvV #poetparty
1:37 am	EvelynNAlfred:	Passing out candy at the #poetparty
1:37 am	mrsmetaphor:	RT @32poems: RT @collinkelley I think a successful poem is one that moves you and you return to again and again. #poetparty // and share!
1:37 am	jgpoetry:	#poetparty A3 pt 2: I take great care when deciding whether to sbmt to pub that does not allow sim subs. I decide via intuition.
1:37 am	verylikeawhale:	@32poems it is tough! what’s your definition in 140 char? #poetparty
1:37 am	32poems:	@robertleebrewer Q3 prt 2 What made you start the Nov Poem-a-Dy chapbook contest? #poetparty
1:37 am	webbish6:	Do you buy books from the publishers you submit your books to? Seems like the only way to know a good fit, but gets expensive #poetparty
1:38 am	mrsmetaphor:	The best poems are the ones that you want to be give to someone else, then poetry becomes communal. #poetparty
1:38 am	eireannoir:	And I’m here. Miss anything good? #poetparty
1:38 am	robertleebrewer:	@thestorialist For tracking subs, I actually use notebook but with spreadsheet feel similar to @32poems. #poetparty
1:38 am	jgpoetry:	#poetparty dang. My numbers are off! My A3 doesn’t correspond to Q3. Must be the sugar. My bad.
1:39 am	mrsmetaphor:	Right, speaking of proper grammar…I blame the reeses cups… sorry #poetparty
1:39 am	CollinKelley:	@webbish6 It does get expensive, but I do buy books from publishing houses I like & want to submit to in the future. #poetparty
1:39 am	robertleebrewer:	@shannpalmer Not exactly. #poetparty There are prompts provided though each morning.
1:39 am	LorneDaniel:	Poetry is right brain. Submitting it is left brain. Where do u think poets excel? @thestorialist @32poems @robertleebrewer #poetparty
1:39 am	shannpalmer:	@robertleebrewer #poetparty thanks…
1:40 am	mrsmetaphor:	RT @jgpoetry: #poetparty dang. My numbers are off! My A3 doesn’t correspond to Q3. Must be the sugar. My bad.// a valid excuse in my…
1:40 am	webbish6:	@CollinKelley Me too! I think if more people did it, publishers wouldn’t need the dreaded “contest fees” #poetparty
1:40 am	stickpoet:	trick or treat #poetparty
1:41 am	verylikeawhale:	I don’t think we are our own best submittters. We should team up and submit each others’ work. #poetparty
1:41 am	EvelynNAlfred:	My goal is to submit to at least 12 different places this (school) year. #poetparty
1:41 am	CollinKelley:	@webbish6 And I believe in supporting small, indie presses. That’s who published my books, so I want to give back the love. #poetparty
1:41 am	robertleebrewer:	@32poems A3 (pt2) Really, I just wanted to give poets something to do while their fiction friends novel through November. #poetparty
1:42 am	verylikeawhale:	@stickpoet hi Michael! #poetparty
1:43 am	32poems:	@robertleebrewer If ppl are inclined, Excel/Word doc stored in Goog Docs means subs trcking = avail from anywhere. #poetparty
1:43 am	robertleebrewer:	@CollinKelley @webbish6 I don’t submit to book publishers if I don’t know what quality their finished product is like. #poetparty
1:43 am	CollinKelley:	@verylikeawhale Nic, we should have you contact lit mags and read our poems to them for us. #poetparty
1:43 am	shannpalmer:	RT @CollinKelley: @verylikeawhale Nic, we should have you contact lit mags and read our poems to them for us. #poetparty
1:43 am	juliejordanscot:	I’m going wild in November, with Poetry, #NaNoWriMo AND #AEDM (art every day month. I often combine art forms so it works… #poetparty
1:44 am	tinanguyen:	RT @robertleebrewer: @32poems I often tell writers that just following the directions is half the battle in submitting your work. #poetparty
1:44 am	jgpoetry:	#poetparty I don’t really understand how nov pad works, but I’m arriving a poem a dag regardless. Do I sbmt every day? end of the month?
1:44 am	juliejordanscot:	@EvelynNAlfred What a great goal! One submission a month! #poetparty
1:44 am	alvasvoboda:	RT @robertleebrewer: A3: Basically, poets write a poem each day in November based off prompt at Poetic Asides blog. #poetparty (cont…)
1:44 am	thestorialist:	@LorneDaniel @32poems @robertleebrewer Poets need to be good/comfortable w/talking about their work. All artists struggle, eh? #poetparty
1:44 am	robertleebrewer:	@LorneDaniel Poets write poem. #poetparty The admin stuff is the tough part. For me anyway.
1:45 am	juliejordanscot:	@mrsmetaphor – Ohhh, communal poetry. I love that concept. #poetparty
1:45 am	PattiN:	#Poetparty: just been told that @endlesshaikyu republishes people’s #haiku without permission, so be careful what you tweet
1:45 am	juliejordanscot:	are there any other performing poets at the #poetparty? I have two performances scheduled for November.
1:45 am	EvelynNAlfred:	RT @verylikeawhale: I don’t think we are our own best submittters. We should team up and submit each others’ work. #poetparty [Great idea!]
1:45 am	thestorialist:	RT @robertleebrewer: @32poems A3 (pt2) Really, I just wanted to give poets something to do while their fiction friends novel through November. #poetparty
1:45 am	32poems:	@webbish6: I’ve bought books from pubs I sent books to. Bonus for publisher? Ask lib to buy book! Then, borrow from lib. #poetparty
1:46 am	robertleebrewer:	RT @CollinKelley I believe in supporting small, indie presses. That’s who published my books, so I want to give back the love. #poetparty
1:46 am	eireannoir:	RT @PattiN: #Poetparty: just been told that @endlesshaikyu republishes people’s #haiku without permission, so be careful what you tweet
1:46 am	eireannoir:	@PattiN Thanks for the heads up. I’m retweeting that. #poetparty
1:47 am	32poems:	@jgpoetry: #poetparty A3 pt 2: I take great care when deciding whether to sbmt to pub that does not allow sim subs. I decide via intuition.
1:47 am	robertleebrewer:	@32poems That’s right. #poetparty Perhaps without realizing it, Google is revolutionizing how poets can work.
1:47 am	jgpoetry:	@juliejordanscot @mrsmetaphor #poetparty the ancients wrote poems communally. Need to get back to that inho.
1:47 am	32poems:	@collinkelley Yes. And I have to tell you all…ask your univ/college/local lib to buy those books (and mags!) #poetparty
1:48 am	CollinKelley:	Guy, I’ve got to duck out of the #poetparty early. Just got in from NC with my folks & much to do before work tomorrow. Love to all!
1:48 am	shannpalmer:	@robertleebrewer #poetparty google changes everything
1:48 am	32poems:	@tarabetts Feel welcome to join us at the #poetparty
1:48 am	thestorialist:	@robertleebrewer @CollinKelley re:indie presses, YES. I think US could benefit from Canadian model (like Gaspereau Press). #poetparty
1:48 am	shannpalmer:	@CollinKelley #poetparty Byeeee
1:49 am	32poems:	@verylikeawhale A good poem is one that surprises me and that demands to be read multiple times (and I find s.t. new ea time). #poetparty
1:49 am	CollinKelley:	Once again, thanks to @32poems for hosting the #poetparty. You rock. See y’all next time.
1:49 am	januaryoneil:	@32poems Hi Deb! Just stopped in to say hello. #poetparty
1:49 am	eireannoir:	@CollinKelley G’night! #poetparty
1:50 am	32poems:	@a_divas_hammer We’re talking about publication, sim subs, finding the rt market. Welcome! #poetparty
1:50 am	LorneDaniel:	@robertleebrewer Agreed – have to force myself to do the admin stuff. #poetparty
1:50 am	robertleebrewer:	@CollinKelley See you later! #poetparty
1:51 am	32poems:	@juliejordanscot Are you performing in CA? I perform at readings… #poetparty
1:51 am	mrsmetaphor:	Must go, lovelies…have 4 highly sugared up kids in need of calming. Good chatting with you all! #poetparty
1:51 am	EvelynNAlfred:	RT @tarabetts: @EvelynNAlfred Best of luck with your submissions! [Thank you. 6 rejections so far...] #poetparty
1:52 am	rmfenwick:	re tracking submittals: I do a terrible job following my submittals. Started using excel and am doing better at it. #poetparty
1:52 am	jgpoetry:	#poetparty I don’t think I’d want another poet submitting my poems. Ultimately other poets are readers like everyone else. Makes a diffrnce.
1:52 am	32poems:	@robertleebrewer What do you wish you’d know when first sending out your work? #poetparty
1:52 am	tinanguyen:	RT @32poems: @robertleebrewer If ppl are inclined, Excel/Word doc stored in Goog Docs means subs trcking = avail from anywhere. #poetparty
1:52 am	32poems:	8 min left in the #poetparty … Have any other questions?
1:53 am	stickpoet:	@LorneDaniel @robertleebrewer Like Submissions? #poetparty
1:53 am	eireannoir:	@mrsmetaphor Good night! #poetparty
1:53 am	susanwrites:	RT @robertleebrewer: @32poems A1: Starting out, poets should find poets who write in similar styles. #poetparty & then, submit to places that publish those poets
1:54 am	shannpalmer:	@32poems #poetparty I’d want to know if I have a chance in hell..but that’s the game, otherwise, we all just wait to be asked for poems!
1:54 am	jgpoetry:	@rmfenwick #poetparty I used excel for years but recently switched to google docs spreadsheet.
1:54 am	eireannoir:	RT @robertleebrewer: @32poems A1: Starting out, poets should find poets who write in similar styles. #poetparty & then, submit to places that publish those poets
1:54 am	robertleebrewer:	@32poems A4: That’s a tough Q, because I have a horrible memory. #poetparty I guess I wouldn’t stress over how fast I found publication.
1:55 am	thestorialist:	@32poems @robertleebrewer Curious to know whether poets split themselves, ala Wallace Stevens, or have cohesive prof. lives? #poetparty
1:56 am	robertleebrewer:	A4: Publication happens if you work at it. #poetparty Don’t fret over how long it’s taking. And reading other poets really does help.
1:56 am	tarabetts:	@32poems Thanks for #poetparty invite. I’ve done e- & paper submissions. I like supporting the post office but also like cutting down paper.
1:56 am	robertleebrewer:	I think that’s the one thing is that most unpublished poets probably write more than they read. #poetparty
1:58 am	shannpalmer:	@robertleebrewer #poetparty- “most unpublished poets write more than they read” – amen to that, brother!!
1:58 am	32poems:	@jgpoetry Goog docs sheet is fine–you can access it from anywhere and it’s backed up for you. #poetparty
1:58 am	stickpoet:	I’ve gotton so I like to pill out a book a read a poem or two before I settle in to write #poetparty
1:58 am	32poems:	@tarabetts I love online submissions. #poetparty Thanks for stopping by.
1:58 am	robertleebrewer:	@tarabetts @32poems I do almost exclusively electronic submissions now. #poetparty
1:59 am	thestorialist:	@robertleebrewer @32poems Thank you, #poetparty -goers, for the lively chat! And now for some zombies. Have a lovely evening!
1:59 am	tarabetts:	RT @robertleebrewer: I think that’s the one thing is that most unpublished poets probably write more than they read. #poetparty
1:59 am	32poems:	Sorry for spelling errors. I need glasses (seriously). #poetparty
1:59 am	jgpoetry:	#poetparty I file my poems based on yr written. I have sub tracking doc. I know how long poem takes to get published. It completely varies.
2:00 am	32poems:	@robertleebrewer RE A4: Sounds good to me. No need to stress over getting published. It’ll happen when it happens. #poetparty
2:00 am	funkomatic:	RT @robertleebrewer: I think that’s the one thing is that most unpublished poets probably write more than they read. #poetparty
2:00 am	TheAmericanPoet:	@robertleebrewer I am constanly reading poetry. Stopped reading fiction about five years ago. Read more than I write lately. #poetparty
2:00 am	32poems:	It’s already 10 pm! Thanks to @robertleebrewer for being a guest at the #poetparty tonight. Be sure to check out his Nov-a-dy challenge!
2:00 am	robertleebrewer:	@thestorialist That’s right! Time for zombies! Thanks for having me over! #poetparty rocks!
2:01 am	robertleebrewer:	Also, be sure to join in the fun starting tomorrow morning for the November Poem-A-Day Challenge: http://bit.ly/aLrPvV #poetparty
2:02 am	32poems:	RT @robertleebrewer: I think that’s the one thing is that most unpublished poets probably write more than they read. #poetparty
2:02 am	robertleebrewer:	Good night #poetparty!
2:02 am	32poems:	@thestorialist I hope you enjoy those zombies and have a lovely evening. #poetparty
2:02 am	januaryoneil:	@robertleebrewer – Looking forward to the PAD Challenge, Robert! http://bit.ly/aLrPvV #poetparty
2:03 am	32poems:	RT @robertleebrewer Be sure to join in the fun starting tmw morning for the Nov Poem-A-Day Challenge: http://bit.ly/aLrPvV #poetparty
2:03 am	shannpalmer:	#poetparty Good night, All and a happy dawn- IF YOU MAKE IT!!! Then Happy All Saint’s Day!
2:04 am	EvelynNAlfred:	Who at the #poetparty is participating in #novpad?
2:04 am	TheAmericanPoet:	@robertleebrewer Good night… First of November is on the horizon. #poetparty
2:05 am	susanwrites:	@EvelynNAlfred I just heard about it. Think I’ll do it. #poetparty
2:05 am	EvelynNAlfred:	MT @robertleebrewer: I think that’s the 1 thing is that most unpublished poets probably write more than they read. #poetparty [Note 2 self]
2:05 am	januaryoneil:	@EvelynNAlfred I’m in for #novpad #poetparty
2:08 am	EvelynNAlfred:	RT @januaryoneil: @robertleebrewer – Looking forward to the PAD Challenge, Robert! http://bit.ly/aLrPvV #poetparty [Me too.]
2:09 am	TheAmericanPoet:	@EvelynNAlfred I’ll give it a shot #novpad…bad with deadlines and writing poems on assigned topics. April never worked for me. #poetparty
2:10 am	EvelynNAlfred:	@tarabetts @januaryoneil [November Poem-A-Day.] #poetparty #novpad
2:12 am	januaryoneil:	Good night party people. #poetparty
2:15 am	verylikeawhale:	@32poems good definition! Thanks for hosting the #poetparty!

Poet Party Twitter Transcript

32poems — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 03:21:14 +0000

Thanks to all who attended the first Twitter Poet Party.

All times are Pacific.

October 25, 2010


12:02 am	Powell_DA:	So, in about an hr (9pmET) I’ll be at #poetparty with @32poems @januaryoneil @aimeenez @collinkelley & @kelliagodon. I’m excited!
12:03 am	RumpusPoetry:	RT @Powell_DA: In about an hr (9pmET) I’ll be at #poetparty with @32poems @januaryoneil @aimeenez @collinkelley & @kelliagodon. I’m excited!
12:04 am	Powell_DA:	For my part, I’ll be composing a new poem in "real time" via twit. I’ll be taking ideas from tweeterers. Use hashtags #OVOS & #poetparty
12:06 am	carolinecrew:	RT @Powell_DA: So, in about an hr (9pmET) I’ll be at #poetparty with @32poems @januaryoneil @aimeenez @collinkelley & @kelliagodon. I’m excited!
12:07 am	Powell_DA:	The poem yr helping me write is called October Variations/October Surprise. Vague enough title? I hope so. #OVOS #poetparty #helpme
12:12 am	kelliagodon:	@ess_aar Awesome! See you soon! #poetparty
12:14 am	emersonreview:	We’re looking forward to @Powell_DA‘s #poetparty.
12:16 am	kelliagodon:	45 minutes until the #poetparty Not sure what I’ll be doing exactly, but inexactly is always a good place to begin. See you soon.
12:22 am	Powell_DA:	It’s not just my party. Ck out the list. Wonderful poets! @emersonreview: We’re looking forward to @Powell_DA‘s #poetparty.
12:24 am	Powell_DA:	I’ll be one small part of an orchestra of poems. @emersonreview: We’re looking forward to @Powell_DA‘s #poetparty.
12:30 am	Powell_DA:	To quote the great James Weldon Johnson, "Lift every voice and sing." #OVOS is just one part of the #poetparty
12:38 am	32poems:	RT @powell_da: To quote the great James Weldon Johnson, "Lift every voice and sing." #OVOS is just one part of the #poetparty
12:39 am	32poems:	@emersonreview Here’s the skinny on #poetparty http://ow.ly/2YBX8
12:40 am	Powell_DA:	#poetparty I’ll start off #OVOS with a line written to me by a poet in prison. He’s been there since he was 19, for mostly small crimes.
12:43 am	CollinKelley:	We’re less than 20 minutes away from the Twitter Poet Party. Follow hashtag #poetparty for "readings," discussions & more!
12:43 am	32poems:	If you’re not sure what #poetparty is all about, here’s more info: http://ow.ly/2YC15
12:45 am	CollinKelley:	RT @32poems: If you’re not sure what #poetparty is all about, here’s more info: http://ow.ly/2YC15
12:45 am	Powell_DA:	& don’t worry if it’s at all confusing. Am happily confused too @32poems @emersonreview Here’s skinny on #poetparty http://ow.ly/2YBX8
12:46 am	thethepoetry:	RT @Powell_DA: & don’t worry if it’s at all confusing. Am happily confused too @32poems @emersonreview Here’s skinny on #poetparty http://ow.ly/2YBX8
12:46 am	RumpusPoetry:	RT @32poems: If you’re not sure what #poetparty is all about, here’s more info: http://ow.ly/2YC15
12:46 am	januaryoneil:	Just a few minutes away (9 p.m. ET) for the #poetparty with @Powell_DA @32poems @aimeenez @collinkelley & @kelliagodon. Woo hoo!
12:47 am	januaryoneil:	RT @CollinKelley: RT @32poems: If you’re not sure what #poetparty is all about, here’s more info: http://ow.ly/2YC15
12:47 am	susanrichpoet:	#poetparty tonight starting in 15 minutes. Who knows what might happen? Free drinks and great food for all.
12:48 am	januaryoneil:	I’m having a blueberry martini at the #poetparty.
12:49 am	LoBallMagazine:	RT @januaryoneil: Just a few minutes away (9 p.m. ET) for the #poetparty with @Powell_DA @32poems @aimeenez @collinkelley & @kelliagodon. Woo hoo!
12:49 am	susanrichpoet:	I’m looking for root beer and pizza — then espresso ice cream at #poetparty
12:50 am	32poems:	11 min away from #poetparty w @Powell_DA @32poems @aimeenez @collinkelley @kelliagodon @susanrichpoet. @januaryoneil Woo hoo!
12:51 am	kelliagodon:	Do poet parties happen in PJs? Hmmm, I guess we’ll find out. #poetparty
12:51 am	ClickWisdom:	RT @powell_da: I’ll be at #poetparty with @32poems @januaryoneil @aimeenez @collinkelley & @kelliagodon. I’m excited! 9 pm ET
12:52 am	CollinKelley:	@kelliagodon I’m tweeting from my couch in sweats. If it was cooler I’d have my Snuggie. #poetparty
12:53 am	edgetsread:	Why am I always early at parties?! Must be a virgo thing. #poetparty
12:55 am	kelliagodon:	@edgetsread Our first guest! #poetparty
12:55 am	CollinKelley:	Don’t be tardy for the #poetparty
12:55 am	kelliagodon:	@CollinKelley I want a snuggie. We should all have one. #poetparty
12:55 am	hkfeaga:	RT @Powell_DA dont worry if it’s confusing. Am happily confused too @32poems @emersonreview Here’s skinny on #poetparty http://ow.ly/2YBX8
12:56 am	susanrichpoet:	Early guests get their choice of chairs #poetparty
12:57 am	annehaines:	I’ll be over in the corner by the chips and dip, where I usually am at parties #poetparty
12:57 am	januaryoneil:	@CollinKelley @kelliagodon Sorry, I don’t do Snuggies. They scare me. #poetparty.
12:57 am	tracy_seeley:	I’m in my pj’s, ready for the #poetparty. Watch this hashtag.
12:57 am	CollinKelley:	Welcome @edgetsread, @annehaines and @hkfeaga to the #poetparty
12:58 am	susanrichpoet:	What kind of music is on the stereo? Miles Davis? Keith Jarrett? #poetparty
12:59 am	susanrichpoet:	@januaryoneil I am with you #poetparty
12:59 am	CollinKelley:	@susanrichpoet I’m putting Kate Bush’s "Hounds of Love" on right now. "The Ninth Wave" side. #poetparty
1:00 am	ValerieAndBooks:	#poetparty I’m not a poet, but love poetry. So I’m crashing this party
1:00 am	januaryoneil:	@susanrichpoet A little Miles, a little Marvin Gaye, and a bit of Gaga–minus the meat dress. #poetparty
1:00 am	32poems:	Welcome to the first-ever #poetparty. If you need more info about what we’re doing here tonight, please visit: http://ow.ly/2YCks
1:00 am	susanrichpoet:	@CollinKelley does that mean you are taking Miles away? #poetparty
1:01 am	CollinKelley:	It’s 9 p.m. — do you know where the party is? #poetparty
1:01 am	kelliagodon:	@susanrichpoet RE: Music? Space heater. #poetparty
1:01 am	susanrichpoet:	@ValerieAndBooks you are very welcome! #poetparty
1:01 am	poetphd:	lurking and listening to Baroque on Pandora #poetparty
1:01 am	kelliagodon:	@ValerieAndBooks Every party needs a crasher! Good to see you here! #poetparty
1:02 am	32poems:	We’ve got @powell_da @aimeenez @kelliagodon @susanrichpoet @collinkelley @januaryoneil here with us tonight! #poetparty
1:02 am	CollinKelley:	@susanrichpoet I was listening to the "Elevator to the Gallows" soundtrack earlier. #poetparty
1:02 am	ValerieAndBooks:	RT @32poems: Welcome to the first-ever #poetparty. If you need more info about what we’re doing here tonight, please visit: http://ow.ly/2YCks
1:03 am	nancydevine:	hello all. great to be at the party #poetparty
1:03 am	kelliagodon:	@dckath @poetphd – Welcome! #poetparty
1:03 am	CollinKelley:	The fabulous poet Karen Head (@poetphd) is lurking at the #poetparty. Y’all should really check out "Sassing"!
1:03 am	poetphd:	RT @collinkelley: It’s 9 p.m. — do you know where the party is? #poetparty
1:03 am	bernadettegeyer:	@susanrichpoet I just put on some Paris Combo for the #poetparty
1:03 am	susanrichpoet:	@CollinKelley – do you know the movie, too? I love the film. So very weird #poetparty
1:03 am	tracy_seeley:	Sorry, I’m virtually late. #poetparty
1:04 am	susanrichpoet:	@nancydevine Thanks for coming #poetparty
1:04 am	kelliagodon:	I guess it’s time to begin! #poetparty
1:04 am	januaryoneil:	FYI, I have met all of the poets at the #poetparty, except for @powell_da, @32poems, and @kelliagodon. Maybe I’ll see everyone at AWP?
1:04 am	CollinKelley:	@susanrichpoet "Elevator to the Gallows" is one of my favorite movies. Jeanne Moreau and Miles . Doesn’t get any better! #poetparty
1:04 am	susanrichpoet:	@bernadettegeyer I can hear it in Seattle! #poetparty
1:04 am	32poems:	@collinkelley & @aimeenez Please introduce yourself to the #poetparty
1:05 am	poetphd:	@collinkelley Thanks! Way to keep me from simply lurking. #poetparty
1:05 am	nancydevine:	@susanrichpoet ur welcome. btw i’m viewing at twitterfall. fairly easy to keep up w/tweets #poetparty
1:05 am	LorneDaniel:	Greetings to all at #poetparty
1:05 am	januaryoneil:	And I have your wonderful books. #poetparty
1:05 am	PoeticGrin:	Hanging out at the #poetparty
1:05 am	susanrichpoet:	@CollinKelley We should party together more often. #poetparty
1:05 am	bernadettegeyer:	@januaryoneil I plan to be at AWP and will be on the lookout for you and so many others here from the #poetparty
1:06 am	32poems:	This is Deborah Ager, and I’m your #poetparty host. I publish 32 Poems Magazine. You can read more about me at http://ow.ly/2YCph
1:06 am	CollinKelley:	I have 3 books of poetry including "Better To Travel," "Slow to Burn" and "After the Poison." http://www.collinkelley.com #poetparty
1:06 am	32poems:	@kelliagodon @susanrichpoet @collinkelley @januaryoneil Please introduce yourselves to the #poetparty
1:07 am	kelliagodon:	@poeticgrin @LorneDaniel Welcome! Thanks for coming! #poetparty
1:07 am	CollinKelley:	I also have a novel called "Conquering Venus" which is about a poet. #poetparty
1:08 am	susanrichpoet:	Hi, I’m the author of three poetry books. The newest one is The Alchemist’s Kitchen. I’ve just guest edited Crab Creek Review. #poetparty
1:08 am	Powell_DA:	Great to meet everyone! Hope you’ll send ideas for this poem I’m threading through the #poetparty
1:08 am	LorneDaniel:	@CollinKelley nice to meet u & find your work Collin; my poetry / bio link is http://lornedaniel.com/poetry #poetparty
1:08 am	shannpalmer:	hey! #poetparty – I can watch Dexter and hang at the party! Yay!!
1:08 am	aimeenez:	@32poems dachshund lover. milkshake lover. Lover of all things sequined.glittered. peacock lover. mama. wife. professor. #poetparty
1:09 am	LorneDaniel:	@kelliagodon @poeticgrin tx for the warm welcome Kelli #poetparty
1:09 am	januaryoneil:	Poet Mom, Red Sox fan, and I make amazing crab cakes. One poetry collection, "Underlife." I blog at http://poetmom.blogspot.com #poetparty
1:09 am	CollinKelley:	@aimeenez I love that description! Twitteriffic! #poetparty
1:10 am	kelliagodon:	@aimeenez I also love milkshakes (chocolate). And golden retrievers. #poetparty
1:10 am	edgetsread:	@aimeenez @32poems peacock lover! Just like Flannery O’Connor? Awesome. #poetparty
1:10 am	kelliagodon:	@shannpalmer – Dexter & poetry is kind of awesome. #poetparty
1:10 am	Powell_DA:	My bio? Recent book, "Chronic." New book due out Spring 2012. #poetparty
1:10 am	32poems:	@lomedaniel @poeticgrin Welcome to the #poetparty Help DAP write a poem. Ask questions if you want…
1:11 am	CollinKelley:	Hello to @LorneDaniel @NancyDevine @shannpalmer @bernadettegeyer @poeticgrin. Thanks for coming to the #poetparty
1:11 am	LorneDaniel:	@januaryoneil interesting looking blog, January – pleased 2 meet u #poetparty
1:11 am	HonoreeJeffers:	RT @Powell_DA: My bio? Recent book, "Chronic." New book due out Spring 2012. #poetparty
1:11 am	EvelynNAlfred:	I brought some popcorn to the #poetparty.
1:11 am	CollinKelley:	Yes, I’ll answer any and all questions. Nothing is out of bounds at the #poetparty
1:12 am	emersonreview:	Sorry for mislabeling the #poetparty as just @Powell_DA‘s. We’re bad at Twitter. But this is so cool.
1:12 am	32poems:	Q1: Why did you choose to use Twitter? #poetparty
1:12 am	32poems:	RT @powell_da: Great to meet everyone! Hope you’ll send ideas for this poem I’m threading through the #poetparty
1:12 am	susanrichpoet:	My blog is http://thealchemistskitchen.blogspot.com #poetparty
1:12 am	kelliagodon:	@CollinKelley I like your fearlessness. #poetparty
1:12 am	poetphd:	@evelynnalfred I’ve got a terrific red wine for us…sounds like we are set. #poetparty
1:13 am	januaryoneil:	@EvelynNAlfred Hi Evelyn! #poetparty
1:13 am	LorneDaniel:	@32poems Q1 Answer: find like-minded people, build relationships, build readership #poetparty
1:13 am	aimeenez:	"The light is cranked up all the way, huge and blue as it’s going to get." –bedside reading: BURN LAKE by Carrie Fountain #poetparty
1:14 am	CollinKelley:	I like Margaret Atwood’s take on Twitter — it’s the modern day version of the telegraph. Short, succinct important messages #poetparty
1:14 am	kelliagodon:	oh and I should add blogger of the creative writing/living blog called Book of Kells – (www.ofkells.blogspot.com) #poetparty
1:14 am	susanrichpoet:	Q-A I am brand new to twitter. Kelli Agodon got me started I like the precision. I like new ideas even when I don’t get them. #poetparty
1:14 am	Oliver_delaPaz:	@32poems currently, feeder of infants, toddlers, scriber of lines and sentences, football viewer. #poetparty
1:14 am	CollinKelley:	Twitter has been an amazing way to communicate & build a community with poets I admire & those new to the scene. #poetparty
1:15 am	32poems:	The 1st ques went out to @aimeenez @powell_da @collinkelley @januaryoneil @kelliagodon @susanrichpoet re: why they use Twitter #poetparty
1:15 am	hkfeaga:	I’m a wall flower / watching from afar / peeking at the poets / as I snack on chips and dip #poetparty
1:15 am	kelliagodon:	A1: I was told all the cool kids were here. And I like to have limits. #poetparty
1:15 am	TodaysMessage:	This is Cynthia Gray from brooklyn. I write collaboratively at the Writing Machine http://collectiveexperience.org/machine.html #poetparty
1:16 am	aimeenez:	Twitter works for the short bursts of time I have with a 3 month old and 3 yr old. #poetparty
1:16 am	CollinKelley:	Jackie Sheeler (@jsheeler) has a fantastic new book of poetry "Earthquake Came to Harlem." I recommend it highly! #poetparty
1:16 am	bernadettegeyer:	@Oliver_delaPaz I had to tear myself away from the Packers-Vikings game. ha ha #poetparty
1:16 am	32poems:	Yay! Oliver DLP joined us for #poetparty Forgive me for leaving you off the earlier msg!
1:16 am	32poems:	RT @lornedaniel: @32poems Q1 Answer: find like-minded people, build relationships, build readership #poetparty
1:17 am	januaryoneil:	I remember when @CollinKelley published his list of poets on Twitter … and I wasn’t on it. Took me a while to "get" Twitter #poetparty
1:17 am	edgetsread:	@CollinKelley I like Margaret Atwood’s take on just about anything…especially birds since she loves them like I do. #poetparty
1:17 am	susanrichpoet:	Q-A I love the telegraph analogy. I’d add that this is like the train tracks moving across the country – new ways of thinking #poetparty
1:17 am	aimeenez:	Okay, I have had to delete and retweet about 6 times now b/c i keep forgetting the #poetparty hashtag. Gah! #poetpartyFAIL
1:17 am	kirstenogden:	RT @poetphd: RT @CollinKelley: Tonight’s Twitter Poetry Party has made The Rumpus.net http://ow.ly/2Yuv4 tune in tonight 9ET & follow hashtag #poetparty
1:17 am	stickpoet:	How’s this work? #poetparty
1:18 am	Powell_DA:	Answer to Q 1: I like the compression of Twitter (1st grace of style–M. Moore quoting) Also like the "witter" part of Twitter #poetparty
1:18 am	CollinKelley:	Yes, here’s the original Poets on Twitter blog post that caused such a ripple. http://ow.ly/2YCAe #poetparty
1:18 am	susanrichpoet:	@january oneil At least you knew how to read twitter! #poetparty
1:18 am	kelliagodon:	@CollinKelley A1: I agree about building community through Twitter & I like what people can say when they only have so much space #poetparty
1:19 am	32poems:	A1: I came on Twitter to explore possibilities and then met new friends. #poetparty
1:19 am	kelliagodon:	@stickpoet If you have any questions for us, let ‘em rip! And/or help @Powell_DA write a poem! #poetparty
1:19 am	shannpalmer:	@CollinKelley I was proud to have made the list!! #poetparty .
1:19 am	Doallas:	RT @collinkelley: Yes, here’s the original Poets on Twitter blog post that caused such a ripple. http://ow.ly/2YCAe #poetparty
1:19 am	32poems:	A1: I love how we never know what will happen when trying s.t. new. #poetparty
1:20 am	susanrichpoet:	Q 1: I like the word "tweet" and now people tweet, perhaps more than birds #poetparty
1:20 am	Oliver_delaPaz:	A1: I have an attenuated attention span these days. Can’t blog as much. #poetparty
1:20 am	aimeenez:	"Science Facts That Don’t Apply to Me" –Nothing that has been burned once/ can be burned again. –Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz #poetparty
1:20 am	CollinKelley:	And here’s the Poets on Twitter 2.0 list. http://ow.ly/2YCCa It took me a year to "get" Twitter, but now I love it! #poetparty
1:20 am	32poems:	@oliver_delapaz is participating in #poetparty w/ infant in arms. He’s talented!
1:20 am	tracy_seeley:	FYI, @powell_da is composing a poem over at #ovos. #poetparty #poetparty
1:20 am	januaryoneil:	I get more info that relevant to poetry on Twitter than through traditional news outlets and orgs. #poetparty
1:21 am	poetphd:	building community also extends to collaborative poetry–lots of good Twitter poets involved in this project: http://ow.ly/2YCCS #poetparty
1:21 am	aimeenez:	@susanrichpoet Oh how I hope that isn’t true!! #poetparty
1:21 am	Oliver_delaPaz:	@32poems or crazy! #poetparty
1:21 am	edgetsread:	@susanrichpoet but enough birds tweeting make a symphony #poetparty
1:21 am	kirstenogden:	RT @32poems: @emersonreview Here’s the skinny on #poetparty http://ow.ly/2YBX8
1:21 am	EvelynNAlfred:	passing the popcorn and waving hello #poetparty
1:21 am	CollinKelley:	I hope to compile a Poets on Twitter list 3.0 soon. The #poetparty will help!
1:21 am	32poems:	We’re here at the first-ever #poetparty If you’re just joining us, please visit http://ow.ly/2YCDt for more info.
1:21 am	kelliagodon:	A1: I also love how Twitter allows one to search for whatever topic they are interested in. #poetparty
1:22 am	LorneDaniel:	@CollinKelley thanks for that list Collin #poetparty
1:22 am	32poems:	@shannpalmer Hi Shann! Glad to see you at #poetparty Q2 is coming up.
1:22 am	CollinKelley:	@lornedaniel My pleasure! #poetparty
1:22 am	LorneDaniel:	@januaryoneil yes, interesting how you can target specific interests better on Twitter #poetparty
1:23 am	Doallas:	RT @collinkelley: And here’s Poets on Twitter 2.0 list. http://ow.ly/2YCCa It took me a year to "get" Twitter, but now I love it! #poetparty
1:23 am	ValerieAndBooks:	#poetparty you know what they say about twitter, you follow the ones u really like, while with facebook u feel obligated to friend some ppl!
1:24 am	kirstenogden:	RT @hkfeaga: I’m a wall flower / watching from afar / peeking at the poets / as I snack on chips and dip #poetparty
1:24 am	LorneDaniel:	Twitter seems designed for poets: concise bursts. #poetparty
1:24 am	Powell_DA:	I might have brought popcorn, there’s nothing out of bounds, here on the verge of autumn #OVOS #poetparty @CollinKelley @EvelynNAlfred
1:24 am	32poems:	Q2: I asked poets tonight to tweet lines of their poetry. With that in mind, what makes a good poem line-tweet choice? #poetparty
1:24 am	kelliagodon:	Oh partypeople-if u haven’t figured it out, we’ll answer Q’s with A’s & a relevant number-I state the obvious for people like me #poetparty
1:24 am	32poems:	RT @kelliagodon: @stickpoet If you have any questions for us, let ‘em rip! And/or help @Powell_DA write a poem! #poetparty
1:24 am	Powell_DA:	You know that moment when the empty traintracks hum & you think "how does this work, this sound?" @susanrichpoet @stickpoet #poetparty #OVOS
1:24 am	CollinKelley:	Oh, I guess I should have giving @MargaretAtwood ‘s Twitter handle so she knows she was party of the #poetparty
1:24 am	briankspears:	Been waiting for (and RTing) about #poetparty for a couple of days now it seems. Twitter was indispensable for my last project.
1:25 am	kelliagodon:	@LorneDaniel I so agree with concise bursts! #poetparty
1:25 am	32poems:	Q2 just went out @kelliagodon @oliver_delapaz @powell_da @susanrichpoet @januaryoneil @aimeenez #poetparty
1:25 am	kelliagodon:	@briankspears What was your last project? #poetparty
1:25 am	kirstenogden:	#poetparty This is so great! I’ve been jealous of my boyfriend & his comic book community here–wasn’t sure how to do the same with poets!
1:26 am	32poems:	RT @kelliagodon: partypeople-we’ll answer Q’s with A’s & relevant #-I state the obvious for ppl like me #poetparty
1:26 am	susanrichpoet:	@ Powell_DA I am yearning for popcorn and trains #poetparty
1:26 am	ValerieAndBooks:	#poetparty I’m saving this hashish so I can go back and check out all your blogs and works
1:27 am	32poems:	@valerieandbooks Yes, that’s so true about following the ones you like on Twitter. #poetparty
1:27 am	kelliagodon:	A2: Something that is enough in itself. Something you can carry with you. #poetparty
1:27 am	Powell_DA:	It’s hard to keep up with all this wit AND technology. But fun! #poetparty HEY DAVIDSON COLLEGE
1:27 am	briankspears:	@kelliagodon #poetparty I call them information overload poems, built from snippets of text from diff sources. did a baseball season’s worth
1:27 am	kirstenogden:	#poetparty Q. With all of the social media possibilities out there, which is best for facilitating new readership in poetry?
1:27 am	CollinKelley:	I am slow to burn, waiting for a matchstrike, a long drag against me." from "Slow To Burn" #poetparty
1:27 am	aimeenez:	@32poems A2: I curtsy to the prairie turtle, running with all his might/ to catch the paint line of a country road. #poetparty #luckyfish
1:27 am	danayoung:	Hello poet people! RT @CollinKelley: I hope to compile a Poets on Twitter list 3.0 soon. The #poetparty will help!
1:28 am	ValerieAndBooks:	#poetparty ugh, iPhone did an autocorrect "hashtag" to "hashish" on my last tweet.
1:28 am	susanrichpoet:	@ValerieAndBooksThanks! That’s like trading cards over the dessert tray #poetparty
1:28 am	tracy_seeley:	@ValerieAndBooks But the hashish was excellent. #poetparty
1:28 am	kelliagodon:	A2: "…be the person the room stops for." From my poem Discovering the Tasmanian Devil is My Life Coach – that would be one. #poetparty
1:28 am	CollinKelley:	@kirstenogden I think Twitter and Facebook are best right now. Instantaneous contact. #poetparty
1:29 am	edgetsread:	Damn. That was a long line for the bathroom. What’d I miss? #poetparty
1:29 am	susanrichpoet:	@32 Poems What is question 2. Didn’t get it! #poetparty
1:29 am	tracy_seeley:	Q: @powell_da, how often do you compose a poem made out of Twitter ideas? (Like tonight on #ovos?) #poetparty
1:30 am	annehaines:	@ValerieAndBooks Somewhere there’s a poem to be made out of those autocorrect mistakes! #poetparty
1:30 am	CollinKelley:	@valerieandbooks I haven’t smoked hash in years. See…told you nothing was off limits at the #poetparty
1:30 am	alegasso:	makes sense if u saved it for my blog @ValerieAndBooks: #poetparty ugh, iPhone did an autocorrect "hashtag" to "hashish" on my last tweet.
1:30 am	susanrichpoet:	We were spiraling ridges, dust-darlings and dangerous. We were peonies ~ cut and arranged like astronauts in flight. #poetparty
1:30 am	Oliver_delaPaz:	A2: Full of cider and vinegar and the wide vowels of summer, I suppose. #poetparty
1:30 am	semaphore:	Don’t forget Haiti – "Sustenance" – http://bit.ly/s4sustenance – #poetry via @semaphore aka #peralta #poetparty
1:30 am	kelliagodon:	A2: "She wants to answer yes no more.." from Daphne Swears Off It @SusanRichPoet -Another good poetry line It makes me think. #poetparty
1:31 am	32poems:	A2: A favorite: All the new thinking is about loss, In this it resembles all the old thinking–Robert Hass #poetparty
1:31 am	aimeenez:	"Virgil once gave his pet fly the most lavish of funerals. Can you imagine the dirge at such an event?" –frm #LuckyFish #poetparty
1:31 am	CollinKelley:	I wrote a poem about how relationship breakups are now done via status on Facebook. Sad & coldly calculated. #poetparty
1:31 am	kirstenogden:	@CollinKelley #poetparty I keep wishing we poets could muster our might for social activism on twitter–like poets for living waters
1:32 am	32poems:	@susanrichpoet Q2: I asked poets tonightto tweet lines of their poetry. W that in mind, what makes a good poem line-tweet choice? #poetparty
1:32 am	aimeenez:	Shout out to Clearwater, FL!! #poetparty
1:33 am	CollinKelley:	@kirstenogden I agree. I think the #poetparty is a great first step in that! Thanks to @32poems for leading the way!
1:33 am	32poems:	@kirstenogden I think Twitter and FB are best for poetry. Tumblr can be good too. #poetparty
1:33 am	FerusScriptor:	Poets lacking in the intestinal fortitude they once had? RT @edgetsread Damn. That was a long line 4 the bathroom. What’d I miss? #poetparty
1:33 am	januaryoneil:	A2: "I am grateful for that old dog of memory? / for what it lets you keep / and what it lets you throw away." #poetparty #olddog
1:33 am	aimeenez:	I still love writing poems in pencil first. on a blank page. I can’t STAND me some lined paper. #poetparty
1:34 am	susanrichpoet:	Let us go in / the fog is rising ED #poetparty
1:34 am	CollinKelley:	@32poems I love creating poems from spam mail subject lines. They are often dirty & hilarious. Found a few on Twitter, too. #poetparty
1:34 am	kelliagodon:	@kirstenogden RE: Social Activism– yes, the change starts with us. What could we do? I think it’s a great idea. #poetparty
1:34 am	kirstenogden:	@Oliver_delaPaz That’s beautiful, Oliver! #poetparty
1:34 am	32poems:	@powell_da What is #ovos #poetparty
1:34 am	marybethbass:	RT @semaphore: Don’t forget Haiti – "Sustenance" – http://bit.ly/s4sustenance – #poetry via @semaphore aka #peralta #poetparty
1:34 am	susanrichpoet:	I have thrown away the crumb cake and bitter tea Kelly Agodon #poetparty
1:35 am	edgetsread:	@CollinKelley I love that poem btw! #poetparty
1:35 am	kelliagodon:	RT @susanrichpoet Let us go in / the fog is rising ED #poetparty. — Emily D’s last words. Yes. Gives me chills.
1:35 am	hashtager:	# makes sense if u saved it for my blog @ValerieAndBooks: #poetparty ugh, iPhone did an autocorrect "hashtag" to "hashish" on my last…
1:35 am	Powell_DA:	Tweet with #poetparty hashtag. I’m gleaning from whatever comes @TodaysMessage: @Powell_DA please explain how to suggest for the poem.
1:35 am	senorburger:	putting a line out on twitter helps me to make it exist, and let it live out there for a while. #poetparty
1:36 am	bernadettegeyer:	@aimeenez I still write in a journal first, as well. I cannot compose on a computer. #poetparty
1:36 am	susanrichpoet:	"She cannot image her life without blackeyed peas" by Kelli Agodon #poetparty
1:36 am	jflamingo2:	@ValerieAndBooks So happy that you’ve helped me to find #poetparty I love poets, poems and parties. I have a few poets I like listed 2.
1:36 am	32poems:	A2: "I do not remember the men I’ve killed. I do not remember which of my names is my true name…" from "Deborah Sampson" #poetparty
1:36 am	januaryoneil:	@aimeenez Me, too! I hate lined paper. #poetparty
1:36 am	CollinKelley:	A favorite line: The business of words keeps me awake. – Anne Sexton It’s so true. #poetparty.
1:36 am	kirstenogden:	@kelliagodon RE SocialActivism I agree Kelli R. I keep hearing how poets R detached from real world, & that couldn’t more wrong! #poetparty
1:36 am	JaytotheTee:	@32poems A1: I chose Twitter to communicate w/other poets. Well…initially to communicate w/celebs, but when that didn’t work… #poetparty
1:37 am	problembear:	RT @32poems: A2: "I do not remember the men I’ve killed. I do not remember which of my names is my true name…" from "Deborah Sampson" #poetparty
1:37 am	kelliagodon:	@senorburger – So true. A line can get its first steps in the world. #poetparty
1:37 am	danayoung:	I published a chapbook several years ago that were inspired by collective nouns #poetparty
1:37 am	kirstenogden:	@danayoung Where is this available, Dana? #poetparty
1:38 am	januaryoneil:	Miss Lucille: "come celebrate / with me that everyday / something has tried to kill me / and has failed." #love #poetparty
1:38 am	annehaines:	I love the juxtapositions that happen on Twitter. Have a column set up for #poetparty but love football, rocknroll, poetry all mushed 2gethr
1:38 am	Powell_DA:	1st time! lol @tracy_seeley: Q: @powell_da, how often do you compose a poem made out of Twitter ideas? (Like tonight on #ovos?) #poetparty
1:38 am	32poems:	Find the poets who tweet. Thanks to @collinkelley for organizing this: http://ow.ly/2YCRw #poetparty Lv comment. Get added.
1:38 am	EvelynNAlfred:	@aimeenez I like writing them in pencil too, but the lines don’t bother me. #poetparty
1:39 am	CollinKelley:	Here’s the link to read more of my poems in online journals http://ow.ly/2YCRU Hope the other #poetparty folks will link too
1:39 am	nancydevine:	@kirstenogden @kelliagodon facebook & twitter both great 4 social activism. #poetparty
1:39 am	kirstenogden:	@CollinKelley We should start a #sh!tthepoetssay twitter as fodder for poems! #poetparty
1:39 am	32poems:	Q3: What are your fave lines of other poet’s poems? #poetparty
1:39 am	ValerieAndBooks:	RT @jflamingo2: @ValerieAndBooks So happy that you’ve helped me to find #poetparty I love poets, poems and parties. I have a few poets I like listed 2.
1:39 am	susanwrites:	RT @poetphd: building community also extends to collaborative poetry–lots of good Twitter poets involved in this project: http://ow.ly/2YCCS #poetparty
1:39 am	aimeenez:	@januaryoneil I was in a hurry and bought a new journal at Dodge but when I got back to the hotel I saw it was LINED!! crikey! #poetparty
1:39 am	januaryoneil:	Mark Strand: "We all have reasons / for moving./ I move /to keep things whole." #poetparty
1:39 am	susanrichpoet:	I love notebooks from Canada: Blue Line Recycled #poetparty
1:39 am	hkfeaga:	@CollinKelley @32poems @Powell_DA Who in your life (poets, teachers, peers, etc)were most influential in your poetic development? #poetparty
1:39 am	danayoung:	I have copies for sale, as does the Atlanta Poets Group. RT @kirstenogden: @danayoung Where is this available, Dana? #poetparty
1:40 am	Oliver_delaPaz:	RT @Oliver_delaPaz: A2: Oh these little moments of madness, like bats triggering the light sensors each night before bed. #poetparty
1:40 am	CollinKelley:	@shannpalmer I have started typing my poems directly into Word docs these days. I like to see how they look on the page. #poetparty
1:40 am	32poems:	@collinkelley Spam subject lines are often hilarious. #poetparty
1:40 am	januaryoneil:	RT @32poems: Find the poets who tweet. Thanks to @collinkelley for organizing this: http://ow.ly/2YCRw #poetparty Lv comment. Get added.
1:40 am	Powell_DA:	Improvised poem: "October Variations/October Surprise" incorporating words from tweeps et al @32poems: @powell_da What is #ovos #poetparty
1:40 am	danayoung:	It’s called "Essential Core" & was published by 3rdness Press in 2005 (as Dana Lisa Petersen) #poetparty
1:40 am	aimeenez:	@susanrichpoet hmmm…intriguing. do they come unlined?? #poetparty
1:40 am	32poems:	RT @jaytothetee: @32poems A1: I chose Twitter to comm w/other poets. Well…initially to comm w/celebs…when that didn’t work… #poetparty
1:40 am	Oliver_delaPaz:	hang on . . . grilling and toddler herding #poetparty
1:41 am	32poems:	RT @kelliagodon: RT @susanrichpoet Let us go in / the fog is rising ED #poetparty. — Emily D’s last words. Yes. Gives me chills.
1:41 am	alegasso:	Pen n lines #poetparty
1:41 am	danayoung:	Anyone here who tends to do more experimental work? #poetparty
1:41 am	kirstenogden:	@CollinKelley @shannpalmer I find that the medium depends on the poem. Usually it’s paper first, then computer. #poetparty
1:41 am	shannpalmer:	@januaryoneil @aimeenez #poetparty I have to say I am addicted to narrow lined notebooks (thin ones) a white page intimidates me .
1:41 am	annehaines:	@januaryoneil I heard Mark Strand read a couple weeks ago and he opened with "Keeping Things Whole" #poetparty
1:41 am	JaytotheTee:	@32poems A3: You are almost invisible in all this plain decay – Major Jackson #poetparty
1:41 am	januaryoneil:	@aimeenez Well, it will make a good coloring book for the kids! #poetparty
1:41 am	nancydevine:	@januaryoneil my all -time favorite poem. the mark strand lines you quote have haunted & thrilled me 4 years. #poetparty
1:41 am	kirstenogden:	@Oliver_delaPaz That’s a poem, right Oliver? LOL! #poetparty
1:41 am	briankspears:	One fave line (a little cheesy): "If I could be in two places at once / I’d be with you twice all the time." Miller Williams #poetparty
1:41 am	ClickWisdom:	RT @32poems: RT @kelliagodon: RT @susanrichpoet Let us go in / the fog is rising ED #poetparty. — Emily D’s last words. Gives me chills.
1:42 am	kelliagodon:	@kirstenogden RE SocialActivism: Yes Writing is changing the world, in small steps, but change. We are attached! #poetparty
1:42 am	kirsten_kaleo:	"It begins with levity & an asphalt sky. Later, a dream of water…". #poetparty
1:42 am	januaryoneil:	Would love to see #poetparty trend.
1:42 am	CollinKelley:	@hkfeaga Anne Sexton, Alice Walker, Stan Rice, Margaret Atwood & Whitman were my inspirations to become a poet #poetparty
1:42 am	susanrichpoet:	A-3 The world is a mist. And then the world is minute and vast and clear. E.Bishop #poetparty
1:42 am	aimeenez:	@32poems A3: "Suddenly I realize that if I stepped out of my body, I would break into blossom." –James Wright #poetparty
1:43 am	bernadettegeyer:	@januaryoneil Strand is one of my favorites! Thanks for posting those lines… #poetparty
1:43 am	Powell_DA:	@hkfeaga Most influential: my 1st teacher, David Bromige: "Place of first permission, everlasting omen of what is" (Rbt Duncan) #poetparty
1:43 am	edgetsread:	Where else could you find poets on a Sunday night, where talking in 140 characters could seem so right? #poetparty
1:43 am	kilomiine:	"You tell yourself something rose because it was needed, like cold water in a cup, red fruit in summer" – LEE UPTON @32poems #poetparty
1:43 am	TodaysMessage:	anything is possible in the place where no one sees you. #poetparty
1:43 am	RomulusDubb:	Expect the unexpected – life is strange, Words can clash & moods can change, #poetparty (1 of 2)
1:43 am	kelliagodon:	@danayoung RE: Experimental Work – I’ve been moving that way, but I’d say more surreal. I like dreamy surprises in poems. #poetparty
1:44 am	RomulusDubb:	But when everything is said and done, Your smile is enough to replace the sun… So smile. #poetparty (2 of 2)
1:44 am	kirstenogden:	@danayoung Been playing with stuff;have a poem @ fringe / weird–http://www.fringemagazine.org/contributors/k-e-ogden/ #poetparty
1:44 am	aimeenez:	@shannpalmer lol! I feel the same way about the narrow lines–too constricting! #poetparty
1:44 am	CollinKelley:	Cecilia Woloch, Karen Head, Cherryl Floyd-Miller and Jackie Sheeler are all my mentors, too. And all brilliant poets. #poetparty
1:44 am	januaryoneil:	A2: "Start with your own body, / the small bones of the hands /moving toward the inlets of the fingers." #HowtoMakeaCrabCake #poetparty
1:44 am	susanrichpoet:	Should we have stayed at home and thought of here? E.Bishop #poetparty
1:45 am	32poems:	RT @januaryoneil: A2: "Start with your own body, / the small bones of the hands /moving toward the inlets of the fingers." #poetparty
1:45 am	kirstenogden:	@januaryoneil It should be a monthly thing. I kinda love this! #poetparty
1:45 am	PoeticHeart34:	RT @semaphore: Don’t forget Haiti – "Sustenance" – http://bit.ly/s4sustenance – #poetry via @semaphore aka #peralta #poetparty
1:45 am	32poems:	@collinkelley Mentors are important! #poetparty
1:45 am	aimeenez:	@briankspears I am ALL about the cheese! Love it! #poetparty
1:45 am	CollinKelley:	Another favorite line: For here there is no place that does not see you. You must change your life. – Rilke #poetparty
1:45 am	kelliagodon:	@nancydevine RE: SocialActivism – Yes, FB & Twitter can connect, I think that is the first step– Finding your tribe. #poetparty
1:46 am	alegasso:	I hang out in bars and write poems about it. #poetparty
1:46 am	32poems:	Q4: What poetry projects are you working on now? #poetparty
1:46 am	januaryoneil:	@susanrichpoet Should we have stayed at home and thought of here? E.Bishop #poetparty – My favorite E. Bishop poem!
1:46 am	kelliagodon:	@stickpoet Have you found us yet? Search #poetparty
1:46 am	32poems:	@januaryoneil Is the crab cake line yours? Lovely! #poetparty
1:46 am	januaryoneil:	RT @CollinKelley: Another favorite line: For here there is no place that does not see you. You must change your life. – Rilke #poetparty
1:46 am	CollinKelley:	I second that emotion! RT @kirstenogden: @januaryoneil It should be a monthly thing. I kinda love this! #poetparty
1:46 am	littlefluffycat:	@Powell_DA #poetparty orange / death / falling / masked / sweetness / hidden poisons / open doors / cold fingers / running
1:46 am	32poems:	@aimeenez Do you only use unlined journals? #poetparty
1:46 am	susanrichpoet:	I teach Courting the Dead Mentor You Will Never Meet – Elizabeth Bishop, Rilke, Lorca #poetparty
1:47 am	Oliver_delaPaz:	the siren of my oldest child is threatening the sky and my participation in the #poetparty
1:47 am	kelliagodon:	@briankspears RE: your project – I love poems that come together like that. #poetparty
1:47 am	kirstenogden:	RT @alegasso: I hang out in bars and write poems about it. #poetparty
1:47 am	32poems:	@valerieandbooks Well, we’re glad to you have you join us at #poetparty Thanks!
1:47 am	ValerieAndBooks:	RT @CollinKelley: Another favorite line: For here there is no place that does not see you. You must change your life. – Rilke #poetparty
1:47 am	CollinKelley:	@32poems I’m working on completing my second full-length collection. Working title is "A Broken Frame." #poetparty
1:47 am	susanrichpoet:	@januaryoneil Yes! mine, too! #poetparty
1:47 am	RomulusDubb:	If you really want to know how I feel about you – put your ear against my veins. #poetparty
1:47 am	poetphd:	RT @susanrichpoet: I teach Courting the Dead Mentor You Will Never Meet – Elizabeth Bishop, Rilke, Lorca #poetparty
1:47 am	aimeenez:	the most influential poet for me was David Citino. Mentor. Friend. Criminally underrated. Founded MFA program at Ohio State. #poetparty
1:48 am	32poems:	@collinkelley Thanks…Here’s a link to read more of my poems: http://deborahager.com/poemspress #poetparty
1:48 am	Powell_DA:	@32poems Answer 3: "comb your cockscomb-ragged hair, Jane" (Edith Sitwell) #poetparty
1:48 am	kirstenogden:	@CollinKelley @32poems Can we talk about collections? How do some of you choose order, title, ‘flow’ of a collection? #poetparty
1:48 am	briankspears:	@32poems Between projects now. Book coming out in January. 2nd manuscript making the rounds. Feeling the next one out now #poetparty
1:48 am	32poems:	RT @aimeenez A3: "Suddenly I realize that if I stepped out of my body, I would break into blossom." –James Wright #poetparty // !!!!
1:48 am	danayoung:	I like the push of movement! RT @kirstenogden:Been playing with stuff;have a poem @ fringe / weird– http://bit.ly/cvOKDQ #poetparty
1:48 am	januaryoneil:	A4: Second poetry manuscript: done! Will send it out soon. Also have scoped project #3 for 2011. #poetparty
1:49 am	32poems:	RT @kilomiine: "You tell yourself something rose because it was needed, like cold water in a cup, red fruit in summer" -LEE UPTON #poetparty
1:49 am	susanrichpoet:	Early on I loved Adrienne Rich, Denise Levertov, Elizabeth Bishop #poetparty
1:49 am	32poems:	RT @jaytothetee: @32poems A3: You are almost invisible in all this plain decay – Major Jackson #poetparty
1:49 am	kelliagodon:	A3: We made it one year without a compass and we’re not about to start now. – from First Anniversary, With Monkeys @AimeeNez #poetparty
1:49 am	briankspears:	But if early indications are accurate, leaning toward funnier poems, more personal, about middle age and physical collapse #poetparty
1:49 am	LorneDaniel:	RT @alegasso: makes sense if u saved it for my blog @ValerieAndBooks: #poetparty ugh, iPhone did an autocorrect "hashtag" to "hashish" on my last tweet.
1:49 am	danayoung:	Gertrude Stein, Bernadette Mayer, Lyn Hejinian, Frank O’Hara & Kerouac are my heroes #poetparty
1:49 am	32poems:	RT @powell_da: Improvised poem: "October Variations/October Surprise" incorporating words from tweeps // What is #ovos #poetparty
1:49 am	CollinKelley:	@kirstenogden I look for similar themes and subjects to create an "arc" for my collection. I also spread them out in the floor! #poetparty
1:49 am	kirstenogden:	@danayoung Thanks, Dana. What about you? I’ve been reading Zach Savich’s poems–he’s wonderful. #poetparty
1:50 am	32poems:	Watch @powell_da create poems during #poetparty #ovos
1:50 am	kirsten_kaleo:	A4: An epistolary poetry/art project with the artist Antoine Williams. www.rawgoods.org. #poetparty
1:50 am	januaryoneil:	@32poems Yes, the crab cake line is mine! #poetparty #forgothashtag
1:50 am	aimeenez:	@32poems no, but not by choice. I can’t bear to throw out blank journals (lined) that have been given to me, so I use them. #poetparty
1:50 am	jflamingo2:	#poetparty A2: "It is not me/They can’t be true/I do not act them to be real/it is against my very nature/I am stronger than pain"
1:50 am	CollinKelley:	RT @32poems: Watch @powell_da create poems during #poetparty #ovos
1:51 am	32poems:	4th Q went out @susanrichpoet @kelliagodon @oliver_delapaz @powell_da @januaryoneil #poetparty
1:51 am	susanrichpoet:	@CollinKelley @ Kristenogden Check out ORDERING THE STORM a book of essays on putting books together #poetparty
1:51 am	kirstenogden:	@CollinKelley I definitely need to spread them out on the floor; I’ve had some friends look it over–I need a publisher! #poetparty
1:51 am	kelliagodon:	@kirstenogden RE: Collections-I believe each poet knows the best way to order her work, but it takes some quieting of the brain #poetparty
1:51 am	32poems:	RT @kelliagodon: A3: We made it one year without a compass and we’re not about to start now. – from First Anniversary, W Monkeys #poetparty
1:52 am	danayoung:	Here’s a writeup in Creative Loafing about Atlanta Poets Group (several yrs ago) http://bit.ly/91T5WY #poetparty
1:52 am	32poems:	@januaryoneil RE: A4: Ready for 2011! Nice work. #poetparty
1:52 am	danayoung:	I haven’t been writing as much since my daughter my born a few yrs ago. Feel the urge to push forward again. #poetparty
1:52 am	Oliver_delaPaz:	alas #poetparty poets, my children are hungry and crying. I must depart for now!
1:52 am	kelliagodon:	On ordering poems: I think each poet should know exactly why each poem is where it is. I’ve seen books linked by image, theme… #poetparty
1:53 am	yoginipoet:	RT @kelliagodon: @kirstenogden RE: Collections-I believe each poet knows the best way to order her work, but it takes some quieting of the brain #poetparty
1:53 am	januaryoneil:	RT @CollinKelley: RT @32poems: Watch @powell_da create poems during #poetparty #ovos
1:53 am	katelinkelly:	"I forget daylight savings and find myself lost somewhere between September and November."- J Strickland #poetparty #OVOS
1:53 am	Powell_DA:	Put your ear against my veins, against the small bones of my hands @januaryoneil @RomulusDubb #OVOS #poetparty
1:53 am	yoginipoet:	RT @CollinKelley: RT @32poems: Watch @powell_da create poems during #poetparty #ovos
1:53 am	poetphd:	@kelliagodon I tried 16 ways–@CollinKelley suggested #17, which is what got published. Sometimes a fresh pair of eyes is needed. #poetparty
1:53 am	kirstenogden:	This is AWESOME! RT @kirsten_kaleo A4: An epistolary poetry/art project with the artist Antoine Williams. www.rawgoods.org. #poetparty
1:53 am	aimeenez:	@Oliver_delaPaz i hear you! that was us about 2 hours ago. #poetparty
1:54 am	susanrichpoet:	@32 Poems What is question 4? And why am I not getting any questions? It is the story of my life – living in the blank spaces. #poetparty
1:54 am	danayoung:	Other stuff published some years ago http://bit.ly/c832ld #poetparty
1:54 am	CollinKelley:	@kelliagodon Also on ordering poems: Don’t be afraid to leave out section breaks. Sometimes the poems just need one arc. #poetparty
1:54 am	Powell_DA:	@Oliver_delaPaz G’nite, Oliver. #poetparty
1:54 am	kelliagodon:	RE: Ordering-narrative arc, sections w/separate themes, alphabetical, emotional arc. #poetparty
1:54 am	yoginipoet:	RT @danayoung: Gertrude Stein, Bernadette Mayer, Lyn Hejinian, Frank O’Hara & Kerouac are my heroes #poetparty
1:54 am	katelinkelly:	"The boom boom boom of a 300 lb man, I didn’t want to be missed"-M Guzman #poetparty #OVOS
1:54 am	danayoung:	My friend John & I basically have a book of poems we collaborated on together; just haven’t finished editing #poetparty
1:55 am	kelliagodon:	RE: Ordering: Or has Marvin Bell has said: You can throw all your poems in the air & pick them up & that’s one way to order them. #poetparty
1:55 am	danayoung:	Sigh. My husband wants to watch a movie. May have to pop in & out of #poetparty
1:55 am	alancordle:	#poetparty Hi poets. Looks like fun!
1:55 am	kirstenogden:	@susanrichpoet @CollinKelley Thanks, Susan! Ordering the Storm–I’ll look for it! @kirstenogden #poetparty
1:55 am	susanrichpoet:	I’m partial to books in three sections, each building on the next. Braided themes that surprise. #poetparty
1:55 am	kelliagodon:	RT @CollinKelley: RT @32poems: Watch @powell_da create poems during #poetparty #ovos
1:55 am	katelinkelly:	"I want back the taste of Oct. I want the sweet babies of Oct to replay from your lips to my ears"-A Mincey #poetparty #OVOS
1:56 am	CollinKelley:	@poetphd Yes, a fresh set of eyes also helps in order and flow for a manuscript. Find a good poet/friend to eyeball it. #poetparty
1:56 am	stickpoet:	@kelliagodon I guess if u don’t use the tag u R just in cyber space #poetparty
1:56 am	susanrichpoet:	@kirstenogden I actually believe the book is free now on googlebooks. Download chapters that appeal to you. #poetparty
1:56 am	katelinkelly:	"I envy the sun because it’s never seen the darkside of its heart"- J Smalls. #poetparty
1:56 am	shannpalmer:	@kelliagodon I think I may have to try that- the other hurts my brain and I overthink them all #poetparty
1:56 am	32poems:	@januaryoneil I’ve got buy your book. Come back to #wdc please. #poetparty
1:56 am	sonnyjim91:	I find myself isolated, in my sanctuary of sound, my mind is alive and I am one with the world. #poetparty
1:57 am	32poems:	@aimeenez I love to buy "silly" journals–flowers, butterflies. Very "tween." #poetparty
1:57 am	kirstenogden:	@kelliagodon @susanrichpoet @poetphd @collinKelley Yes. All good advice. Have been waiting for the brain to know the direction. #poetparty
1:57 am	kelliagodon:	@CollinKelley RE: Section Breaks – Good point. I had the opposite thing happen, when I added mine, the book came together. #poetparty
1:57 am	katelinkelly:	"Hear the birds as they leave for their warm sunny ranches."-Orion #poetparty
1:57 am	32poems:	RT @kelliagodon @kirstenogden RE: Collections-I believe each poet knows best way to order her work…takes quieting of the brain #poetparty
1:57 am	januaryoneil:	@32poems Well, I have to buy yours, too. Maybe we should trade. #poetparty. Come to Beantown!
1:57 am	hkfeaga:	poetic line / mattox picked / brow sweated / as hard as diamonds / filed from coal #poetparty
1:57 am	susanrichpoet:	What is question four? Where can I find it? Question 4, answer 4? #poetparty
1:58 am	CollinKelley:	I highly recommend @januaryoneil‘s book "Underflife" Fantastic collection! Looking forward to reading @kelliagodon‘s too #poetparty
1:58 am	proustitute:	RT @32poems: Watch @powell_da create poems during #poetparty #ovos
1:58 am	valliant306:	#poetparty Frank O’Hara’s "Lunch Poems," both content and concept has been a sustaining and inspiring force for me.
1:58 am	32poems:	@oliver_delapaz Take care Oliver. Thanks for coming to the #poetparty with us!
1:58 am	katelinkelly:	"Bluejean eyes and flannel lips, that’s what he’ll share when he’s feeling generous under the quivering sky"- A Ottaway #poetparty
1:58 am	RomulusDubb:	On new years, you gave me all of you, and I, all of me, to give each other all of US in October. #poetparty
1:58 am	Powell_DA:	Question 4 was book order? A: I try, in ordering, to avoid anything that smacks of inevitability. (hence: my distrust of syntax) #poetparty
1:58 am	januaryoneil:	@Powell_DA Very nice! #OVOS #poetparty
1:58 am	notell:	Crashing #poetparty to remind folks that this is the last week to send poems to No Tell Motel http://tinyurl.com/2w6bhtw
1:59 am	CollinKelley:	@susanrichpoet What project are you working on now, I think was question 4. #poetparty
1:59 am	susanrichpoet:	@januaryoneil I hope that you and I have as much fun when we read at Porter Square Books in Cambridge in Nov. #poetparty
1:59 am	kelliagodon:	@poetphd – Sometimes fresh eyes help! Whenever in doubt, I try to look inward first. And congrats on the publication! #poetparty
1:59 am	kirsten_kaleo:	A4: My first book release party, November 19, 2010! The Atrocity of Water. Dialect Art Gallery. Press 53. #press53 #poetparty
1:59 am	shannpalmer:	@32poems "takes quieting of the brain" #poetparty that’s the hard part isn’t? usually i find a new poem to write when I try that.
1:59 am	kirstenogden:	Oh poo–My 7pm quit time is here (paper grading). Oh, new friends, I have clicked to follow you all! http://www.eatthepaper.com #poetparty
1:59 am	katelinkelly:	"The trees don’t agree. Some say red, some say green, some say yellow. Some just whisper in the wind."- J Tolleson #poetparty
2:00 am	32poems:	Wrapping up #poetparty in ~ 3 min. Closing words? @aimeenez @kelliagodon @powell_da @susanrichpoet @collinkelley @januaryoneil
2:00 am	CollinKelley:	@notell Hooray! Reb Livingston has crashed the #poetparty. Another fab poet and editor!
2:00 am	susanrichpoet:	@Powell_DA Thanks DA! Book order takes me many tries. Each arrangement of same poems creates a different book entirely. #poetparty
2:00 am	aimeenez:	@notell you are always welcome to craaaash my party! #poetparty
2:00 am	verylikeawhale:	Just made end of #poetparty – yay for you guys!
2:00 am	shannpalmer:	#poetparty Hey Reb!! good to see you tweetie!
2:01 am	kelliagodon:	@kirstenogden – It took me 3-4 years to see what was wrong with my manuscript’s order. It’s not always a quick process for me. #poetparty
2:01 am	CollinKelley:	Closing words: Thanks to @32poems for putting this together! Poets, keep creating and keep using Twitter to connect. #poetparty
2:01 am	sonnyjim91:	"Poems are for sharing, and sharing is caring." – FreeWord #PoetParty
2:01 am	aimeenez:	final thoughts: what if I don’t WANT to carve my pumpkins? #poetparty
2:01 am	32poems:	@yoginipoet @danayoung @briankspears @poetphd @romulusdub Thanks for joining us tonight! #poetparty
2:01 am	32poems:	RT @susanrichpoet: I’m partial to books in three sections, each building on the next. Braided themes that surprise. #poetparty
2:01 am	susanrichpoet:	I love parties where I don’t need high heels or makeup. I wish we could hear each other read our work somehow. Voices? #poetparty
2:01 am	poetphd:	RT @collinkelley: @notell Hooray! Reb Livingston has crashed the #poetparty. Another fab poet and editor!
2:01 am	aimeenez:	final thoughts: Why is it so hard to score a 1978 version of Candy Land?? #poetparty
2:01 am	kelliagodon:	@shannpalmer Exactly! When we get quiet, sometimes poems appear. #poetparty
2:01 am	ValerieAndBooks:	RT @32poems: Wrapping up #poetparty in ~ 3 min. Closing words? @aimeenez @kelliagodon @powell_da @susanrichpoet @collinkelley @januaryoneil
2:01 am	kirstenogden:	RT @CollinKelley: Closing words: Thanks to @32poems for putting this together! Poets, keep creating and keep using Twitter to connect. #poetparty
2:02 am	CollinKelley:	@verylikeawhale Hello, Nic Sebastian. Thanks for dropping in the #poetparty. Better late than never!
2:02 am	kelliagodon:	@aimeenez Paint your pumpkins! #poetparty
2:02 am	kirstenogden:	@kelliagodon Thanks, Kelli! And it was great "meeting" you! Please lets keep in touch! #poetparty
2:02 am	kirstenogden:	RT @32poems: @yoginipoet @danayoung @briankspears @poetphd @romulusdub Thanks for joining us tonight! #poetparty
2:02 am	aimeenez:	final thoughts: WHEN is Favre going to admit the crocs are his? #poetparty
2:03 am	32poems:	@susanrichpoet Are you following the hashtag #poetparty ? If not, it helps to use TweetDeck or Hootsuite to do that.
2:03 am	EvelynNAlfred:	A3: Writing is a frozen/Thought brought/To paper heated/By passions tempered <–Nikki Giovanni #poetparty
2:03 am	LorneDaniel:	Is there a blog or site that has a sortable calendar of readings by poets? (Canada & US) #poetparty
2:03 am	poetphd:	@32poems Thank YOU! Great party! #poetparty #forgothashtag
2:03 am	notell:	and forgot the #poetparty hashtag for last two posts. yep.
2:03 am	januaryoneil:	@susanrichpoet I’m psyched about Cambridge and Miami! Reading with you twice in one week — what a gift! #poetparty
2:03 am	katelinkelly:	"In silence/ It falls; we/ Watch/ Just watch but can never seem to do it right this/ Time– alone knows how beautiful"- Samuels. #poetparty
2:03 am	susanrichpoet:	Thanks 32 poems. My cats Sarajevo and Duende had great fun, too. I think this is the beginning of a tradition #poetparty
2:03 am	32poems:	@shannpalmer Hey, finding a new poem isn’t so bad, aye? #poetparty
2:03 am	nancydevine:	thanks all. #poetparty hope this happens again.
2:03 am	32poems:	@notell Hey Reb! Welcome to the #poetparty
2:03 am	briankspears:	I’ve been doing it all night. RT @notell: and forgot the #poetparty hashtag for last two posts. yep.
2:04 am	CollinKelley:	Be sure to check out @verylikeawhale‘s fab new site Whale Sound where she reads other people’s poetry! http://ow.ly/2YDgd #poetparty
2:04 am	kelliagodon:	@poetphd Thanks for coming! #poetparty
2:04 am	katelinkelly:	"I am lightbulb slick and corn-fed high. They say I’m wasting all my time. But I still come."- K Kelly #poetparty
2:04 am	susanrichpoet:	@januaryoneil We will be old friends in no time. And then you read with Major at my hometown library where I had my 1st reading! #poetparty
2:04 am	januaryoneil:	@32poems We should do this again. Thanks for organizing, Deb. You are the hostest with the mostest! #poetparty
2:04 am	ValerieAndBooks:	#poetparty I enjoyed this party–like others have said, this should be a regular feature on twitter!
2:04 am	32poems:	Seems like we still have energy…Should we keep the #poetparty going or are you guys ready to go to bed?
2:04 am	aimeenez:	final thoughts: had to get this in: reading in Brooklyn 11/11 with Sonia Sanchez. #poetparty
2:04 am	VonB86:	RT @EvelynNAlfred: A3: Writing is a frozen/Thought brought/To paper heated/By passions tempered <–Nikki Giovanni #poetparty
2:04 am	nancydevine:	RT @CollinKelley: Be sure to check out @verylikeawhale‘s fab new site Whale Sound where she reads other people’s poetry! http://ow.ly/2YDgd #poetparty
2:04 am	januaryoneil:	@susanrichpoet Very cool! #poetparty
2:04 am	kelliagodon:	Final Thoughts: Poetry Happens. #poetparty #poetry #stufflifeismadeof
2:05 am	edgetsread:	Shucks! The best parties always end too early. Thanks for sharing the fun @32poems. #poetparty
2:05 am	poetphd:	@kelliagodon Great fun. Looking forward to the next one. #poetparty
2:05 am	januaryoneil:	RT @CollinKelley: Be sure to check out @verylikeawhale‘s fab new site Whale Sound where she reads other people’s poetry! http://ow.ly/2YDgd #poetparty
2:05 am	CollinKelley:	@lornedaniel The website Poetz keeps a great list of reading calendars for different cities. http://ow.ly/2YDhW #poetparty
2:05 am	lisajanicecohen:	I missed the #poetparty. I hope you do it again sometime.
2:05 am	Powell_DA:	I want back the taste of October. Bluejeans, flannel, the birds as they leave @katelinkelly (A Mincey, Orion & A. Ottaway) #poetparty #OVOS
2:05 am	kirstenogden:	@32poems I’m out, but please have another one soon! Cheers, new friends! Thanks @32poems! #poetparty
2:05 am	shannpalmer:	@32poems twit just told me I’ve reached my hourly posting limit- Whatwhat what? #poetparty
2:05 am	32poems:	RT @kelliagodon: On ordering poems: each poet shld know exactly why ea poem is where it is. #poetparty
2:05 am	poetphd:	Goodnight sweet poets! #poetparty
2:05 am	kirstenogden:	RT @kelliagodon: Final Thoughts: Poetry Happens. #poetparty #poetry #stufflifeismadeof
2:06 am	TodaysMessage:	I felt no desire so I did not feel betrayed. #poetparty
2:06 am	susanrichpoet:	Final thoughts: Great company, I needed to meet more new folks. Next time I won’t be so shy! #poetparty
2:06 am	aimeenez:	and seriously, if anyone has ideas on where I could get a 1978 Candy Land game, LET ME KNOW! #poetparty #iwontbeabletosleepificantfindit
2:06 am	kirstenogden:	RT @poetphd: Goodnight sweet poets! #poetparty
2:06 am	jflamingo2:	#poetparty A2:"Stop this day & night w/ me & you shall possess the origin of all poems, You shall possess the good ofthe earth"-Walt Whitman
2:06 am	32poems:	@notell It’s okay you forgot the hashtag. We love you anyway. #poetparty
2:06 am	kelliagodon:	RT @edgetsread Shucks! The best parties always end too early. — that’s what makes them the best parties! . #poetparty
2:06 am	CollinKelley:	Thanks to all the poets who made #poetparty so fab. This was a great way to spend an hour connecting!
2:06 am	nancydevine:	RT @aimeenez: and seriously, if anyone has ideas on where I could get a 1978 Candy Land game, LET ME KNOW! #poetparty #iwontbeabletosleepificantfindit
2:07 am	januaryoneil:	Closing words: buy poetry books! Support the community. #poetparty
2:07 am	shannpalmer:	@CollinKelley @verylikeawhale LOVE Whale sound!!!#poetparty
2:07 am	kirstenogden:	RT @januaryoneil: Closing words: buy poetry books! Support the community. #poetparty
2:07 am	kirstenogden:	RT @CollinKelley: Thanks to all the poets who made #poetparty so fab. This was a great way to spend an hour connecting!
2:07 am	januaryoneil:	RT @lisajanicecohen: I missed the #poetparty. I hope you do it again sometime.
2:07 am	kirsten_kaleo:	RT @januaryoneil: Closing words: buy poetry books! Support the community. #poetparty
2:07 am	kelliagodon:	@32poems @notell – I always forget the hashtag #poetparty & "hashtag" makes me think of potatoes.
2:07 am	susanrichpoet:	@CollinKelley Final thoughts: We need to trade movie ideas, see you/meet you at AWP? #poetparty
2:07 am	annehaines:	@aimeenez Why 1978? (I grew up with Candy Land but it was probably about a 1964 set … long gone now I’m sure ) #poetparty
2:07 am	CollinKelley:	I promise to try and follow all the new folks who stopped by the #poetparty tonight. Be sure to follow me & I’ll follow back.
2:07 am	januaryoneil:	@lisajanicecohen Drat! Check out the hashtag #poetparty
2:07 am	aimeenez:	@januaryoneil ahem. yes, that’s what I meant, instead of whining about Candy Land. #poetparty
2:07 am	32poems:	Okay #poetparty peeps…I’ll stick around until 10:15. Feel welcome to cont the party after that. Stay tuned for the next one.
2:08 am	CollinKelley:	AMEN!!!! RT @januaryoneil: Closing words: buy poetry books! Support the community. #poetparty
2:08 am	edgetsread:	@32poems @kelliagodon Hmmm…I don’t know. They don’t come to us that way, do they? So I struggle with that….anyone else? #poetparty
2:08 am	32poems:	@kirstenogden Good night. Thanks for coming! I hope you got your goodie bag. #poetparty
2:08 am	kelliagodon:	@lisajanicecohen #poetparty – I think we will! It was a lot of fun.
2:08 am	shannpalmer:	RT @CollinKelley: AMEN!!!! RT @januaryoneil: Closing words: buy poetry books! Support the community. #poetparty
2:08 am	CollinKelley:	Mmmm…hashbrowns RT @kelliagodon: @32poems @notell – I always forget the hashtag #poetparty & "hashtag" makes me think of potatoes.
2:08 am	susanrichpoet:	Final thoughts" It seems like the neighbors joined us rather than calling the cops. More poetry books I agree with January! #poetparty
2:09 am	januaryoneil:	Maybe we should do this in person at AWP? #poetparty
2:09 am	32poems:	@lisajanicecohen We will have another #poetparty. Stay tuned!
2:09 am	annehaines:	@shannpalmer when that happens to @rosannecash she calls it being put in "Twitter jail" #poetparty
2:09 am	32poems:	RT @collinkelley: @lornedaniel The website Poetz keeps a great list of reading calendars for different cities. http://ow.ly/2YDhW #poetparty
2:09 am	kelliagodon:	@32poems There were goodie bags?! I always miss those things. Thanks for hosting, Deb! #poetparty
2:09 am	CollinKelley:	@susanrichpoet Would love to trade movie ideas. Not sure about AWP yet. #poetparty
2:09 am	32poems:	RT @kelliagodon: Final Thoughts: Poetry Happens. #poetparty #poetry #stufflifeismadeof
2:09 am	shannpalmer:	@32poems Thanks for the treats and meets! It was fun! #poetparty
2:09 am	susanrichpoet:	RT @januaryoneil: Maybe we should do this in person at AWP? #poetparty
2:09 am	kelliagodon:	RT @poetphd: Goodnight sweet poets! #poetparty
2:09 am	rmfenwick:	@32poems Watched the #poetparty from a far corner. Leaving now – support the arts community! Goodnight.
2:10 am	32poems:	Wrapping up in 6 min…I delayed the end when some fabulous people showed up. I decided to keep the wine out a bit longer #poetparty
2:10 am	Powell_DA:	Time alone know how beautiful it is. Goodnight @januaryoneil @Powell_DA @katelinkelley (Samuels) #OVOS #poetparty
2:10 am	jflamingo2:	#poetparty A3: I’m working on a few poems about flaws & beauty. I also love to sweep up emotion that creeps into my every day & poem that:-)
2:10 am	shannpalmer:	RT @januaryoneil: Maybe we should do this in person at AWP? #poetparty
2:10 am	poetphd:	Oh, and for everyone at #poetparty, whoever is my 500th follower gets all three of my books signed and delivered-getting very close!
2:10 am	32poems:	RT @januaryoneil @CollinKelley Check out @verylikeawhale‘s site where she reads other people’s poetry! http://ow.ly/2YDgd #poetparty
2:10 am	susanrichpoet:	Thanks, Deb! You are a superb host — and what a lovely hat you’re wearing. #poetparty
2:10 am	kelliagodon:	And to the lovely poets who spoke up tonight- Thank you all! I’m off to check out @Powell_DA ‘s poem! #poetparty
2:10 am	januaryoneil:	@aimeenez What is it about Candy Land in 1978? #poetparty
2:11 am	senorburger:	what a wonderful idea–please make this a regular party, like that poker game without the unfortunate loss of money #poetparty
2:11 am	susanwrites:	RT @poetphd: Oh, and for everyone at #poetparty, whoever is my 500th follower gets all three of my books signed and delivered-getting very close!
2:11 am	CollinKelley:	I’ve got to run, too. Working on an article for Lambda Literary about LGBT teen bullying. Thanks again Deb! #poetparty
2:11 am	32poems:	Final thoughts: Re-vision your revisions. #poetparty
2:11 am	32poems:	@rmfenwick Thanks for coming to #poetparty. We appreciated you from afar.
2:12 am	Powell_DA:	@32poems Wow! Exhausting & fun. I’ll send you the poem if you like & you can post it if you like? #poetparty
2:12 am	CollinKelley:	Great prize!!! RT @poetphd: Oh, and for everyone at #poetparty, whoever is my 500th follower gets all 3 of my books signed and delivered!
2:12 am	kelliagodon:	I do hope we all do this again sometime. That hour went very fast! And well, I think I finally get Twitter! #poetparty
2:12 am	lisajanicecohen:	RT @januaryoneil: Closing words: buy poetry books! Support the community. #poetparty Absolutely! & support your local indi bookstore
2:12 am	januaryoneil:	@Powell_DA ? … why have I never had a clock that actually gained time?" #poetparty
2:13 am	CollinKelley:	@powell_da I definitely want to read the whole poem! #poetparty
2:13 am	32poems:	Good night! Tks for participating @powell_da @collinkelley @susanrichpoet @kelliagodon #poetparty
2:13 am	Powell_DA:	Thanx to everyone who was throwing language, ideas, suggestions. You were (& I reserved this word for special occasions) awesome! #poetparty
2:13 am	CollinKelley:	@lisajanicecohen Very good point, Lisa! Support your local, indie bookstores! #poetparty
2:14 am	32poems:	Good night! Tks for participating @janauryoneil @aimeenez #poetparty
2:14 am	aimeenez:	@januaryoneil last yr b4 they computerized/anime-d all the kreepy characters. and the one i grew up w. i want it for my eldest. #poetparty
2:14 am	susanrichpoet:	Goodnight Sweet Poets, Good Night ~ #poetparty
2:14 am	januaryoneil:	RT @CollinKelley: @lisajanicecohen Very good point, Lisa! Support your local, indie bookstores! #poetparty
2:14 am	CollinKelley:	Good night, sweet poets! #poetparty
2:14 am	32poems:	RT @collinkelley: AMEN!!!! RT @januaryoneil: Closing words: buy poetry books! Support the community. #poetparty
2:14 am	januaryoneil:	RT @lisajanicecohen: RT @januaryoneil: Closing words: buy poetry books! Support the community. #poetparty Absolutely! & support your local indi bookstore
2:15 am	kelliagodon:	"so I wait for you like a lonely house/ till you will see me again and live in me./Till then my windows ache." Pablo Neruda #poetparty
2:15 am	januaryoneil:	@kelliagodon Hi Kelli! We hardly had a chance to chat! #poetparty
2:15 am	32poems:	@edgetsread True they don’t come that way. Despite that, they can make sense in other ordering patterns. #poetparty
2:15 am	susanrichpoet:	I love it! A poem of the poem party that works – checkout Powell_DA #poetparty
2:15 am	LorneDaniel:	@CollinKelley thanks for #poetparty Collin
2:15 am	32poems:	@januaryoneil Love the AWP idea. Let’s talk! #poetparty
2:16 am	edgetsread:	@32poems @powell_da @collinkelley @susanrichpoet @kelliagodon Thanks to all of you for the insight, etc! Poetparty on!! #poetparty
2:16 am	32poems:	RT @kelliagodon: "I wait for you like a lonely house/ till you’ll see me again and live in me./Till then my windows ache." Neruda #poetparty
2:16 am	Powell_DA:	@januaryoneil @collinkelley @aimeenez @kelliagodon @32poems Much love to each & every one of you. x #poetparty
2:16 am	kelliagodon:	@januaryoneil – I know! It all went by so quickly! I almost needed Cliff Notes! #poetparty
2:17 am	susanrichpoet:	@32poems Kelli and I are at AWP as well! Reading at Bus Boys and Poets. Would love to participate again. #poetparty
2:17 am	CollinKelley:	@powell_da Thank you, sir! Great to chat with you and all the poets. #poetparty
2:18 am	BookEditorLM:	RT @poetphd: building community also extends to collaborative poetry–lots of good Twitter poets involved in this project: http://ow.ly/2YCCS #poetparty
2:18 am	susanrichpoet:	When my father meets god he says, Am I too early? Too late? by Kelli Agodon #poetparty
2:18 am	kelliagodon:	@edgetsread Thank you for participating in our first poetry party ever! Hoping to do it again! #poetparty
2:19 am	CollinKelley:	I would like a simple life/ yet all night I am laying/poems away in a long box/It is my immortality box – Anne Sexton #poetparty
2:19 am	susanrichpoet:	When God Meets My Father he says, right on time, right on time. Read Kelli Agodon’s new book #poetparty
2:20 am	kelliagodon:	Good Night Dear Poets @Powell_DA, @AimeeNez, @SusanRichPoet, @32Poems, @CollinKelley @januaryoneil – You’ve all been amazing. xo #poetparty
2:20 am	yobyh:	RT @32poems: RT @kelliagodon: "I wait for you like a lonely house/ till you’ll see me again and live in me./Till then my windows ache." Neruda #poetparty
2:21 am	CollinKelley:	RT @kelliagodon: Good Night Dear Poets @Powell_DA, @AimeeNez, @SusanRichPoet, @32Poems, @CollinKelley @januaryoneil xo #poetparty
2:21 am	susanrichpoet:	Good Night DearPoets @Powell_DA, @AimeeNez, @SusanRichPoet, @32Poems, @CollinKelley @januaryoneil – You’ve all been amazing. xo #poetparty
2:23 am	januaryoneil:	Good Night Dear Poets RT @kelliagodon @Powell_DA, @AimeeNez, @SusanRichPoet, @32Poems, @CollinKelley XOXO #poetparty
2:25 am	CollinKelley:	If you missed the brilliant #poetparty just use the hashtag to see all the fantastic discussion.
2:25 am	ValerieAndBooks:	@kelliagodon what’s the title of the Pablo Neruda poem u just quoted? #poetparty
2:32 am	32poems:	RT @januaryoneil: Good Night Dear Poets RT @kelliagodon @Powell_DA, @AimeeNez, @SusanRichPoet, @32Poems, @CollinKelley XOXO #poetparty
2:32 am	jflamingo2:	"@Lyrical_Jo: "With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion."- Edgar Allan Poe" #poetparty Cool #quote
2:32 am	kelliagodon:	@ValerieAndBooks Sonnet LXV by Pablo Neruda translated Stephen Tapscott #poetparty
2:33 am	32poems:	RT @collinkelley: If you missed the brilliant #poetparty just use the hashtag to see all the fantastic discussion.
2:34 am	verylikeawhale:	RT @CollinKelley: Be sure to check out @verylikeawhale‘s fab new site Whale Sound where she reads other people’s poetry! http://ow.ly/2YDgd #poetparty
2:34 am	kelliagodon:	RT @32poems: RT @collinkelley: If you missed the brilliant #poetparty just use the hashtag to see all the fantastic discussion.
2:39 am	beezknez:	RT @hkfeaga poetic line / mattox picked / brow sweated / as hard as diamonds / filed from coal #poetparty
2:39 am	HoCoPoLitSo:	Anyone going to storify? #poetparty
2:41 am	32poems:	We had 613 tweets about #poetparty We know how to talk! cc @collinkelley
2:46 am	ValerieAndBooks:	Not bad for 1st time! RT ?@32poems: We had 613 tweets about #poetparty We know how to talk! cc @collinkelley?
2:47 am	CollinKelley:	@32poems That is awesome! It was a great #poetparty!
2:48 am	annehaines:	@32poems I was going to try and archive the #poetparty tweets for you using Twapper Keeper but it appears to be down tonight
2:48 am	ValerieAndBooks:	@kelliagodon sonnet LVI, translated by Stephen Lipscott, is part of Neruda’s 100 Love Sonnets. Thanks 4 jogging my memory! #poetparty
2:53 am	iLLepitaph:	Thanks for the shout @LoBallMagazine #poetparty all day every damn day
2:56 am	bernadettegeyer:	RT @32poems: We had 613 tweets about #poetparty We know how to talk! cc @collinkelley
2:57 am	bernadettegeyer:	@CollinKelley Great Tweeting with you at the #poetparty
3:00 am	32poems:	The #poetparty transcript is here: http://wthashtag.com/Poetparty cc @collinkelley @kelliagodon @aimeenez @oliver_delapaz @powell_da
3:03 am	ValerieAndBooks:	RT @32poems: The #poetparty transcript is here: http://wthashtag.com/Poetparty cc @collinkelley @kelliagodon @aimeenez @oliver_delapaz @powell_da
3:06 am	tatiannimarie:	RT @susanrichpoet: Should we have stayed at home and thought of here? E.Bishop #poetparty
3:08 am	jflamingo2:	RT @ValerieAndBooks: Not bad for 1st time! RT ?@32poems: We had 613 tweets about #poetparty We know how to talk! cc @collinkelley?
3:13 am	Paul_Lisicky:	RT @32poems: The #poetparty transcript is here: http://wthashtag.com/Poetparty cc @collinkelley @kelliagodon @aimeenez @oliver_delapaz @powell_da

Find the Poets Who Tweet

32poems — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:22:20 +0000

Collin Kelly had the good sense to compile a list of poets who tweet (on Twitter). We don’t just tweet like a bird for fun. We’re actually tweeting on Twitter in case you’re wondering.

Now, now, if you are going to say Twitter is silly and why would you want to know what someone ate for lunch, then I will have to let you know that I’ve never “heard” someone tweet about their lunch. I’m sure it’s happened at some point, but we’re far too busy tweeting about poems, poetry, tweetups and other poets to talk much about lunch.

(a 2009 post updated in 2010)

Thank you to Collin Kelly for starting this list!

These are poets. These are poets on Twitter.

Gregory Pincus: @GottaBook
Sherry Chandler: @BlueGrassPoet
Samuel Peralta: @semaphore
Patty Paine: @expatty
Luisa Igloria: @ThePoetsLizard
Maureen Evans: @Maureen
Zach Buscher: @PoetryTwit
Christine Miller: @ChristineMiller
Zoe Nishimuta: @zoenishimuta
John Hudak: @iamcynical
T.R. “Terry” Hummer: @trhummer
K. Silem Mohammad: @ksilem
Mathias Svalina: @msvalina
Tao Lin: @tao_lin
C. Cleo Creech: @cleocreech
Michele Brenton: @banana_the_poet
Ray Succre: @raysuccre
32 Poems Magazine: @32poems
Marie-Elizabeth Mali: @memali
Joel Fried: @joeltalks
Will Kenyon: @williamkenyon
Tammy Knott: @lileagle
Cole Krawitz: @ckrawitz
Christine Klocek-Lim: @chrissiemkl
Sharon Brogan: @sbpoet
Saeed Jones: @saeedjones
Samiya Bashir: @scryptkeeper
Lisa Marie: @thirdrootprod
AnnMarie Eldon: @AnnMarieEldon
Scott Edward Anderson: @greenskeptic
Susan Taylor Brown: @susanwrites
Deb Scott: @stoneymoss
Ali Mangano: @hyacinthgirl8
Pamela Johnson Parker: @Pamela12345
Jeffrey Thomson: @jeffreythomson
Peggy Eldridge-Love: @Plove413
James Valvis: @jamesvalvis
Serena Agusto-Cox @SavvyVerseWit
Pascale Petit: @pascalepoet
James Schwartz: @queeraspoetry