tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post9162076131302860912..comments2023-10-30T08:00:54.059-04:00Comments on Laurel's Leaves: Top 7 of 2010: #5 Poet secretsLaurel Garverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-63009100550870007872010-12-24T08:59:54.554-05:002010-12-24T08:59:54.554-05:00PS it's not nearly as good as yours, because I...PS it's not nearly as good as yours, because I don't spend a lot of time on poetry, but it's nice to just write what I'm feeling sometimes.Nighfalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745824744507928211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-61981484502151429772010-12-24T08:58:28.439-05:002010-12-24T08:58:28.439-05:00Yes, I am somewhat aware of sound devices and use ...Yes, I am somewhat aware of sound devices and use them when convenient, but I don't torture the sentences to make it work out unless I'm writing a poem.<br /><br />Which, incidentally, I just did. And posted on my blog. What an odd coincidence.Nighfalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745824744507928211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-27865056445144573192010-12-23T15:37:41.564-05:002010-12-23T15:37:41.564-05:00Melissa: There's a whole wonderful world of be...Melissa: There's a whole wonderful world of beauty you're sure to find by reading poetry. I'd recommend mixing time periods when you read. You'll probably find contemporary stuff more accessible, but there's lots to be learned from earlier generations, too. <br /><br />GE: writers like Tolkein do it all the time, but indeed sound patterns are often quite subtle in the work of those who do it best.<br /><br />Leigh: Your diary form with poetry sounds interesting. I keep thinking I ought to look into the whole verse novel genre, read more of it and see if it's a fit for me. Hesse's Out of the Dust is the only I've read.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-32857138628786525962010-12-23T15:29:19.954-05:002010-12-23T15:29:19.954-05:00Madeleine: Wow, thanks for that amazing compliment...Madeleine: Wow, thanks for that amazing compliment. What I find useful about the rhyming dictionary is how it groups words by sound pattern. No other resource does that. It's SO helpful when creating assonant lines especially.<br /><br />Victoria: Though I've only read a short piece of your work, I do remember how lyrical and poetic your style is. Your poetry love shows.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-86742625787481032232010-12-23T13:26:44.634-05:002010-12-23T13:26:44.634-05:00I think it's fantastic if you can work poetry ...I think it's fantastic if you can work poetry into your writing like that. I did it once (lightly!) in a book I wrote that's set up as a series of diary entries. So I guess my answer is Yes!<br /><br />Merry Christmas, girl~ :o) <3LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-63106376293435753262010-12-23T13:21:50.760-05:002010-12-23T13:21:50.760-05:00I don't really notice when a writer uses sound...I don't really notice when a writer uses sound devices in their writing, unless it's fairly pronounced, and more like poetry. I'll have to think about that when I'm reading!Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-74474071516899509232010-12-23T12:01:47.816-05:002010-12-23T12:01:47.816-05:00To be honest, I don't know a lot about poetry....To be honest, I don't know a lot about poetry. I don't read it. I don't write it. Something I'm actually going to change in the new year (reading it at least) But I do love this idea of sound devices! I'm going to pay a lot more attention to that. So very cool.Melissa Sarnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215683401795724259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-31827422451021902372010-12-23T11:26:24.925-05:002010-12-23T11:26:24.925-05:00Huh, I missed this the first time around. Nope, I ...Huh, I missed this the first time around. Nope, I love poetry and try to write my prose as poetry.Victoria Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012092208934951963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-23134306186988581522010-12-23T10:26:30.137-05:002010-12-23T10:26:30.137-05:00Your writing is beautiful and mature and it's ...Your writing is beautiful and mature and it's just how it should be. I love pouring over words in dictionaries and thesauruses and have recently bought a rhyming dictionary, though I'm aware that some rhymes can jar or be predictable. I love playing with words, too. MERRY CHRISTMAS :O)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com