tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post2860667352852865490..comments2024-01-23T18:21:17.066+00:00Comments on Surroundings: Dramatic PoetryRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-56679845176880447082007-08-08T12:15:00.000+01:002007-08-08T12:15:00.000+01:00I found one of the poems I was thinking of last ni...I found one of the poems I was thinking of last night, It's in Roy Fisher's The Long And The Short Of It.<BR/>I've been enjoying reading your poems, Rob, and Ben's, and will try to post a bit more on individual pieces later. It's definitely an interesting process, though. I've had very quick stabs at three so far; "Imagine a forest...", "Just for the sake of recovering" and "I called today, Peter...". The first got a bit tangled and confused, but might be worth working on. The other two I was pretty pleased with - they went off in directions I definitely hadn't predicted.Matt Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371656447328595720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-84336329109607417742007-08-06T10:18:00.000+01:002007-08-06T10:18:00.000+01:00Well, I've put a cheque in an envelope today and w...Well, I've put a cheque in an envelope today and will post it this afternoon. It does look interesting.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-9781987010736297892007-08-03T15:57:00.000+01:002007-08-03T15:57:00.000+01:00Here it is... lineation not great.Poem Beginning W...Here it is... lineation not great.<BR/><BR/><B>Poem Beginning With a Line By Roddy Lumsden </B><BR/><BR/>Each thinks the other blind -<BR/>his mouth was mobile and he had crooked teeth;<BR/>slowly - in a tight dress, cheating at truth -<BR/>her voice has gone the way of her orchestra.<BR/>Night covers the pond with its wing.<BR/><BR/>How does it tilt then? In the direction of the ending:<BR/>as dusk came poor across the river, shimmering<BR/>under feint of stars in the dazzling rays,<BR/>making so much of this life seem invisible<BR/>and recorded as the memoirs of sad kings.RcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-30598447377551152802007-08-03T15:52:00.000+01:002007-08-03T15:52:00.000+01:00Super Try Again has a poem ('Poem Beginning With a...<I>Super Try Again</I> has a poem ('Poem Beginning With a Line by Roddy Lumsden') which subverts this idea. The first line is mine, the remaining nine lines were taken from the work of other poets. I believe the proper term for this is 'mosaic verse'.<BR/><BR/>All the poems in the chapbook take their starting points from other texts / conversations.RcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-43408158810914730972007-08-03T13:37:00.000+01:002007-08-03T13:37:00.000+01:00Good luck, everyone!Matt - Maybe Super Try Again w...Good luck, everyone!<BR/><BR/>Matt - Maybe <A HREF="http://www.donutpress.co.uk/STA.htm" REL="nofollow">Super Try Again</A> was one of the books you’re thinking of? I haven’t yet bought a copy and really must do so.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-64045193694979598142007-08-03T12:06:00.000+01:002007-08-03T12:06:00.000+01:00I like your taking up of the Guardian challenge li...I like your taking up of the Guardian challenge like this. Fortunately this time, they are allowing more time than they usually do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-88212979862317645312007-08-02T15:48:00.000+01:002007-08-02T15:48:00.000+01:00Neat challenge idea. I haven't written anything b...Neat challenge idea. I haven't written anything but a couple of hay(na)ku in months, but I might give it a whirl.Julie Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06878713173193835861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-43739448560965802102007-08-02T14:17:00.000+01:002007-08-02T14:17:00.000+01:00I was thinking about this over lunch. I've read at...I was thinking about this over lunch. I've read at least two collections over the last couple of years that have featured this sort of thing, with the poet taking someone else's first line and running with it. Trouble is, I can't remember what they are! I don't suppose anyone can suggest any?<BR/>Looking at the first lines, it struck me that several of them could have come from the same poem. When I get time, I might try writing a poem including them all, or more likely just writing a linked set of poems starting with each one.Matt Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371656447328595720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-36218895307861721532007-08-02T11:36:00.000+01:002007-08-02T11:36:00.000+01:00Unfortunately I'm a bit snowed under at the moment...Unfortunately I'm a bit snowed under at the moment, but there's a lot of great opening lines there, aren't there?<BR/>I've saved them to do something with when I've got more time. I'll be interested to see what everyone writes.Matt Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371656447328595720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-51507411242965344472007-08-02T10:15:00.000+01:002007-08-02T10:15:00.000+01:00Best of luck, folks.Mark, by "poet" I mean only "s...Best of luck, folks.<BR/><BR/>Mark, by "poet" I mean only "someone who writes poetry," although I appreciate that, to others, the word means something much grander. I really like JJQ's Five Lessons too.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-86919450572427446572007-08-02T09:11:00.000+01:002007-08-02T09:11:00.000+01:00Many thanks for this, Rob; I'm going to try and ma...Many thanks for this, Rob; I'm going to try and match your schedule for sure. Do let me know what you think of the stuff I post. Happy writing!Ben Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11077824416777371117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1040421114159482462007-08-01T23:44:00.000+01:002007-08-01T23:44:00.000+01:00W.S Graham is a great poet, if sporadic. I was ver...W.S Graham is a great poet, if sporadic. I was very tempted to quote from the end of 'Johann Joachim Quantz’s Five Lessons' in your recent post requesting 'something that expresses what writing means to you' but I do not think of myself as a poet-proper quite yet; I just love the poem.<BR/><BR/><I>What can I say more?<BR/>Do not be sentimental or in your Art.<BR/>I will miss you. Do not expect applause.</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-41169938876210238742007-08-01T23:42:00.000+01:002007-08-01T23:42:00.000+01:00Thanks for this Rob. Not sure if I can match your ...Thanks for this Rob. Not sure if I can match your schedule, but I've written one, over on Sunny Dunny.Colin Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627539650929533832noreply@blogger.com