tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post185438128952464331..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: Poetry for Prose: Make Your Fiction SingKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-47531966999327612622016-08-03T02:26:12.601-04:002016-08-03T02:26:12.601-04:00niceniceamazonhttp://hotmail-oulook.blogspot.co.idnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-52607283109455382102016-08-01T23:51:55.593-04:002016-08-01T23:51:55.593-04:00Welcome to Novel Spaces, Maggie! Another poetry lo...Welcome to Novel Spaces, Maggie! Another poetry lover here. I even did a course on writing poetry a few years ago to challenge myself, and I won a haiku competition once, but I most emphatically do not consider myself a poet. A poet friend told me she can spend as much as a year perfecting a single poem. I'm way too impatient for that. <br /><br />I do admire prose that's written with the precision and nuance of poetry. I'm able to love a compelling story written in pedestrian language, and sometimes nothing else would suffice, but good stories written poetically take me to a higher level of bliss. One I can think of offhand is <i>The God of Small Things</i>. A friend could not get past the first chapter because she considered the language too poetic, but I was hooked from the very first page.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-65547783887481035692016-07-31T22:43:43.936-04:002016-07-31T22:43:43.936-04:00I began my journey to authorhood with poetry, thou...I began my journey to authorhood with poetry, though I have yet to publish an anthology. The rhythm is one of the most important things in poetry writing I think even more important than the prose.Jewel Amethysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813773386476356666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-64579009109411200692016-07-31T14:59:19.844-04:002016-07-31T14:59:19.844-04:00John, I feel that poetry's the ultimate use of...John, I feel that poetry's the ultimate use of language. Linda, I don't think we'll ever run out of self-help books!One of my favorites is YOU CAN WRITE A MYSTERY, by Gillian RobertsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-83134085305453619042016-07-30T17:42:24.129-04:002016-07-30T17:42:24.129-04:00John, I stopped writing poems when I was a teenage...John, I stopped writing poems when I was a teenager. They are, like you said, difficult to write. When I publish my next book, I'll be publishing one of those teenage poems. It's my favorite and will have a small role in the plot.<br />Maggie, you've introduced another self-help book. Just when I thought I'd seen them all, this one appears.authorlindathornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02605805996356003012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-44825000423758700682016-07-30T16:08:44.249-04:002016-07-30T16:08:44.249-04:00Anyone who has ever tried writing a poem (and who ...Anyone who has ever tried writing a poem (and who hasn't?)knows how difficult it is. Poet Kim Addonizio said elements necessary to good poetry include surprise, music, detail, sufficient thought, syntax and mystery. How that's achieved is the hard part. Another admirer of Coleridge here.jrlindermuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204855909246670628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-5519917961588782172016-07-30T15:15:56.551-04:002016-07-30T15:15:56.551-04:00Amy, I'm all for reading in my pjs! Yes, poetr...Amy, I'm all for reading in my pjs! Yes, poetry is daunting for me. But I might give it a shot one of these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-14906484245735664152016-07-30T12:41:19.915-04:002016-07-30T12:41:19.915-04:00Congratulations on your first post, Maggie! There ...Congratulations on your first post, Maggie! There are some writers who are able to communicate in a style that is lyrical, almost musical. I have a hard time with poetry because there's so much meaning I just don't understand. I'm wondering if a Poetry for Dummies or similar book exists I could read instead of making a fool of myself at a workshop or conference. I could also read in my pajamas. :)Amy M. Readehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313132085132011921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-2683052993762823562016-07-30T10:45:32.931-04:002016-07-30T10:45:32.931-04:00Charles, thanks for your comment. Authors also nee...Charles, thanks for your comment. Authors also need to consider language and rhythm for audio books. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-49403076013769106872016-07-30T08:58:44.210-04:002016-07-30T08:58:44.210-04:00I agree absolutely. I love the musical qualities o...I agree absolutely. I love the musical qualities of language. Prose without poetry can be good if the story is good, but it only becomes masterful to me if it has beauty and rhythm tooCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com