I looked for Joanne's question but didn't see it. I only see questions from ALL Author, so I'm not posing a question either. Wishing you much continued success with your poetry.
Do you read an entire poetry collection from one particular particular poet at a time to get a feel for their literary devices and how they put them to use in poems? And here's part B of my question--do you read poets who are not British? And if so who are they?
I have read some Indie Poetry Collections and Collections by Mary Oliver and Brian Bilston. I bookmarked your list that you shared on Twitter and I am trying to work my way through it. I am not much good at reading whole collections. I tend to pick a poem from here or there that catches my eye and do not question nationality. I sometimes listen to poetry readings but again its ones that catch my attention not a whole session. I recognise that as a poet I rather let the side down in terms of my support of poets.
Hi Lily. I'm a huge admirer of your poetry. Other poets I adore include T.S. Eliot, Percy Shelley and particularly William Butler Yeats. Are any of these among your favourites? Are there other poets you admire?
Thanks so much for your kindness. I have favourite poems. Some of them are by Indie Poets. I love William Blake's Jerusalem, Don't Quit by John Greenleaf Whittier, Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken, and Caged Bird by Maya Angelou.
In writing terms to try it all and publish at least one book in each category - poetry (done), short stories, novel, novella, a series and nonfiction. There will likely be more poetry than anything.
The idea of using an electronic device means their is a privacy attached to reading which is not present in hard copy format. I think this allows for a broader range of reading choice which can only be a good thing.
I think there will always be a level of appreciation for literary art by individuals not a generation thing. The popularity of a particular form may be seen to be connected with a specific generation but that is not universal.
haha you think I have a schedule? I fit my writing in when I can. I am a martini writer. (Any time, any place, anywhere) and I use whatever I have at the time.
Given I write poetry - that its not a dead genre and contemporary poets do write poems you can understand - it's not like Shakespeare ( not that he didn't write good stuff) .
Yes I read them. I need to know if I am hitting the right mark or what I should work on. The worst I have had is one 2 star no comment one. The rest were great. I am always shocked by the things people say, it's wonderful but I know its hyperbole. A person I trust valuing my work means a lot to me. I use excerpts from the good reviews to promote my books but it has taken nearly 2 years to feel confident to do that. If I really love a book and its an indie and/or someone I know I tell the author as well so they know I mean it. I tend to shout about books I love, if you follow my Twitter you might see that.
My first book was some of the best poems I had written up to that point, some of it was over 20 years old. I am still pulling from that archive but less now and its always mixed with current poetry. After this series I won't be going that far back again. I write poems and stories without the aim of writing a book but now I know as I write that some of it will end up in one. I didn't think that would happen until after I published My Father's Daughter.
