tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329800043283255166.post2765076110208066355..comments2023-11-05T07:41:04.214-05:00Comments on Strong Verse: Strong Verse, Part 1: Looking forward (and backward)G. M. Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14515043039690357593noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329800043283255166.post-68470705984008563872010-03-04T08:31:24.937-05:002010-03-04T08:31:24.937-05:00/GM actually approaches Truth, but it's not th.../GM actually approaches Truth, but it's not the "the lyric mode is useless", but....something like "poetry is 95% uselessness".//<br /><br />Ha! Right.... But 95% of poetry is lyric, so I'm not sure what point your making!<br /><br />Score: <br />GM 1<br />J 0Patrick Gillespiehttp://poemshape.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329800043283255166.post-78199572831682973232010-03-02T11:46:00.630-05:002010-03-02T11:46:00.630-05:00GM actually approaches Truth, but it's not the...GM actually approaches Truth, but it's not the "the lyric mode is useless", but....something like "poetry is 95% uselessness".<br /><br />Voonderbar. <br /><br />Maybe start by emulating, say, <br />Macbeth. or Moby Dick. Or the Manson phamily tragedy for that matterJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329800043283255166.post-21008044424974229172010-03-02T11:36:43.125-05:002010-03-02T11:36:43.125-05:00Aw, don't hate on Facebook.
It's a great ...Aw, don't hate on Facebook.<br /><br />It's a great way to spread pictures around!G. M. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515043039690357593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329800043283255166.post-67873666374891645482010-03-02T09:04:00.263-05:002010-03-02T09:04:00.263-05:00Sheesh... don't know where that last smiley ca...Sheesh... don't know where that last smiley came from.Patrickhttp://poemshape.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329800043283255166.post-25539864063641221792010-03-02T09:02:29.715-05:002010-03-02T09:02:29.715-05:00//Oh, new baby is awesome by the way.//
:-) Have ...//Oh, new baby is awesome by the way.//<br /><br />:-) Have fun and enjoy! Nothing better. <br /><br />//If you're a facebooky sort of person there are cute baby pics to be had.//<br /><br />I tried facebook for about two weeks, then got the hell off. I'm not the kind who likes lots of contact or "friends". In fact, Facebook cheapens the whole concept of a "friend". Folks who like me will know where to find me.<br />:-)Patrickhttp://poemshape.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329800043283255166.post-63793002661975494372010-03-02T08:39:16.780-05:002010-03-02T08:39:16.780-05:00Oh and two more things:
I think I owe Ron Sillima...Oh and two more things:<br /><br />I think I owe Ron Silliman a drink if he's going to be at AWP. He serves as a fine foil and his links cain't be beat.<br /><br />And re: the lyric:<br /><br />I learned all I need to know about hyperbole from Bret Easton Ellis.G. M. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515043039690357593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329800043283255166.post-5172932092879277312010-03-02T08:22:30.607-05:002010-03-02T08:22:30.607-05:00Hey Patrick!
I happened to check my analytics pag...Hey Patrick!<br /><br />I happened to check my analytics page and see Ron linked to not 1 but 2 pages this morning. Huzzah!<br /><br />Oh, new baby is awesome by the way. If you're a facebooky sort of person there are cute baby pics to be had.<br /><br />Well, remember that these buyers are buying about 1/10 of a percent of all books (that's about what all poetry sales represent) so we're still talking a nick of a niche. <br /><br />We have to get poetry back in front of people--that's what I'm talking about in this series--making sure we write and encourage the three tiers of poetry--fun, full, and van so that we can encourage, sustain, and develop both poetry and a love of poetry among the widest possible audience.G. M. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515043039690357593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329800043283255166.post-47116600390421188052010-03-02T08:16:39.927-05:002010-03-02T08:16:39.927-05:00Hey G.M.! Just happened to drop by Silliman's ...Hey G.M.! Just happened to drop by Silliman's and there you were.<br /><br />I personally don't have anything against any particular form, least of all the lyric.<br /><br />But the lyric, like free verse, is easy to write. There are no rules. And so everyone writes them whether they have talent or not. And who's going to tell them they have no talent? - by what criteria?<br /><br />Writing narrative poetry isn't going to solve anything unless the poets writing it have some talent - maybe even genius.<br /><br />Readers just want good poetry.<br /><br />The general reader still buys poetry, though it's generally the poetry of the early 20th century or before. I suspect that if your theory were right, one would expect them to buy far more narrative poetry. But they don't. When the general reader has a favorite poet or poem they are almost universally shorter poems or lyrics. (I base this on the various "favorite poem" projects that have popped up every so often.)<br /><br />I know that you love narrative poetry, but it's a small niche. I think you might be deluding yourself if you believe the reading public wants narrative poetry, but I'm ever so read to be proven wrong. Please. :-)Patrick Gillespiehttp://poemshape.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com