tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post7502287126118396189..comments2023-08-02T05:06:28.437-04:00Comments on Having Writ: Poem Collaboration - AE's Takesister AEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17253107622268200803noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-65965659135706203712008-01-04T00:05:00.000-05:002008-01-04T00:05:00.000-05:00Hi, Sara, and thanks. It was an interesting exper...Hi, Sara, and thanks. It was an interesting experiment and I would do it again.sister AEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253107622268200803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-60153276367931122008-01-03T23:46:00.000-05:002008-01-03T23:46:00.000-05:00What an interesting way to compose a poem. It turn...What an interesting way to compose a poem. It turned out well.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Sara from <BR/>http://poetswhoblog.blogspot.com/writerwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645753712657412094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-23900899253874871372007-12-28T01:18:00.000-05:002007-12-28T01:18:00.000-05:00Thanks, Paisley. Isn't that fun!Thanks, Paisley. Isn't that fun!sister AEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253107622268200803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-83695292771755311122007-12-27T23:27:00.000-05:002007-12-27T23:27:00.000-05:00this really flowed nicely... i loved it.. i couldn...this really flowed nicely... i loved it.. i couldn't even tell it was of two minds.....paisleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231453820728399262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-80419288045245531862007-12-27T09:10:00.000-05:002007-12-27T09:10:00.000-05:00Thanks, Juliet. The credit should go to Linda - i...Thanks, Juliet. The credit should go to Linda - it was her idea. I will say once we jotted them down, I certainly wasn't sure it was a good idea, but with Linda's first lines, the poem started taking on a life of its own.sister AEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253107622268200803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-45621274091621130122007-12-27T03:45:00.000-05:002007-12-27T03:45:00.000-05:00I like your idea of using your horoscopes as a sta...I like your idea of using your horoscopes as a starting point for inspiration and for shaping the poem. it worked well too.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-2386817987013819542007-12-26T23:22:00.000-05:002007-12-26T23:22:00.000-05:00Thanks, mariacristina. That description is apt, "...Thanks, mariacristina. That description is apt, "the space of the poem." It was something with its own needs that Linda and I seemed to feed.<BR/><BR/>Thanks PDW. Having done this once, I am up for it again. If there is more time than we allowed ourselves for this one, I can see myself taking a more unfamiliar path. That's a good idea about playing with direction and "voice" in a piece, even when working solo.sister AEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253107622268200803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-85316267744174535542007-12-26T21:55:00.000-05:002007-12-26T21:55:00.000-05:00i loved your description of your experience with c...i loved your description of your experience with collaboration. i sometimes follow the flow of the person's line before mine and sometimes i purposely go in another direction. sometimes i mix it up.<BR/><BR/>that seems to me one of the lessons of collaboration that i can bring into my own writing: that i can get a lot out of experimenting with that kind of shift in direction.<BR/><BR/>great job. kudos to both of you!Caroleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07515775952251866650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-34845896605681861182007-12-26T15:39:00.000-05:002007-12-26T15:39:00.000-05:00The idea of using your horoscopes was a great way ...The idea of using your horoscopes was a great way to unite your two perspectives, and to begin and seal the poem. Both of you entered the space of the poem, and worked as one.<BR/><BR/>As far as the theme goes, I think any couple could relate. I like the idea of chucking the work and meeting my partner in a moment of relaxation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-36554514313450866442007-12-25T10:48:00.000-05:002007-12-25T10:48:00.000-05:00thanks, Linda. It was a pleasure.thanks, Linda. It was a pleasure.sister AEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253107622268200803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22793574.post-1931507217444076982007-12-25T08:19:00.000-05:002007-12-25T08:19:00.000-05:00Nice explanation of our collaboration! Some of my...Nice explanation of our collaboration! Some of my poems "percolate", too, but because I have my students do journal writing twice a week, I write spur-of-the-moment ones more often. (I always do the writing with them then read it out loud, embarrassing or not!) <BR/><BR/>I did, too, feel a need to keep the poem moving and, at the same time, keep the focus. I love the way you were more reflective than me and your lines about exhaling the baggage, and repeating our personal histories make the poem!<BR/><BR/>Again, thank you for your gracious paricipation!Linda Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14459940700516084069noreply@blogger.com