Comments on: Note to self: the stanza is your friend http://www.magpiedays.com/2008/10/note-to-self-the-stanza-is-your-friend/ Hoarding the shiny moments. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:01:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: 2010: The Year of the Line Break at Magpie Days http://www.magpiedays.com/2008/10/note-to-self-the-stanza-is-your-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-4273 2010: The Year of the Line Break at Magpie Days Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:26:10 +0000 http://www.magpiedays.com/?p=141#comment-4273 [...] About a year ago I started paying more attention to stanzas, to controlling the pace of my poems by introducing some breathing room. I think it made for some better poems; certainly thinking more closely about form, making decisions about form, made me a better poet even in those instances when I held on to the original version. Thinking critically about the way I write has to be a step forward, it has to be a sign of something. Growth, maturity, something. So I’m going to look at my lines more closely. [...] [...] About a year ago I started paying more attention to stanzas, to controlling the pace of my poems by introducing some breathing room. I think it made for some better poems; certainly thinking more closely about form, making decisions about form, made me a better poet even in those instances when I held on to the original version. Thinking critically about the way I write has to be a step forward, it has to be a sign of something. Growth, maturity, something. So I’m going to look at my lines more closely. [...]

]]> By: Julia http://www.magpiedays.com/2008/10/note-to-self-the-stanza-is-your-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-434 Julia Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:18:19 +0000 http://www.magpiedays.com/?p=141#comment-434 Totally understand! Totally understand!

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.magpiedays.com/2008/10/note-to-self-the-stanza-is-your-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-432 Jennifer Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:44:57 +0000 http://www.magpiedays.com/?p=141#comment-432 Julia - I'll think about putting some up password-protected - the ones I just finished working on are almost ready to go out the door to a journal, so I don't want to put them on line. Michelle and Elizabeth thanks for stopping by. Julia – I’ll think about putting some up password-protected – the ones I just finished working on are almost ready to go out the door to a journal, so I don’t want to put them on line.

Michelle and Elizabeth thanks for stopping by.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.magpiedays.com/2008/10/note-to-self-the-stanza-is-your-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-430 Elizabeth Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:06:47 +0000 http://www.magpiedays.com/?p=141#comment-430 I just found your blog and so enjoyed reading backwards! The look of it is great and your writing lovely. I look forward to more. By the way, I'm married to a Swiss-German guy from Mollis. I can't imagine what it must be like as an ex-pat and look forward to your insight! I just found your blog and so enjoyed reading backwards! The look of it is great and your writing lovely. I look forward to more. By the way, I’m married to a Swiss-German guy from Mollis. I can’t imagine what it must be like as an ex-pat and look forward to your insight!

]]> By: michelle@tangledwings http://www.magpiedays.com/2008/10/note-to-self-the-stanza-is-your-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-429 michelle@tangledwings Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:39:45 +0000 http://www.magpiedays.com/?p=141#comment-429 i need to practice more revision...that seems to be something i struggle with. when i write a poem i have a hard time picking it up again. i need to practice more revision…that seems to be something i struggle with. when i write a poem i have a hard time picking it up again.

]]> By: Julia http://www.magpiedays.com/2008/10/note-to-self-the-stanza-is-your-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-428 Julia Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:05:05 +0000 http://www.magpiedays.com/?p=141#comment-428 I like revision too. It is the moment when I feel like I can concentrate all myself into the task, when luck and inspiration have simmered down and work can begin! Any peeks at your revisions? I like revision too. It is the moment when I feel like I can concentrate all myself into the task, when luck and inspiration have simmered down and work can begin!

Any peeks at your revisions?

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