Comments on DWx: Poets Speak Loud!, October 29

Thanks Therese, thats interesting to know. I was c...

2007-11-03T21:10:00.000-05:00

Thanks Therese, thats interesting to know. I was curious - how big is your group? I'm in a group with six members. I'm in another group with fifteen members. The smaller group has less dissension. Which I guess is natural. It seems the large group has broken into several smaller camps. A group that goes to the bar after as opposed to those that don't. And people tend to cluster when their style of writing is the same.

A very interesting people study - poetry workshop groups.

I used to think it was all very objective, but the critiquing seems more subjective as times goes on. When people know each other a long time, can they separate the personal views of the person from the poem? I can't say I'm certain, even about myself. Some people in my group say the critiquing is too harsh, some say its not harsh enough.

Some people love revolving door groups where anybody can come. Others are adamantly against open groups and want to rely on knowing who will be in attendance week to week.

And of course, many are against the whole poetry workshop process.

I had my thoughts the first year of poetry workshop groups, I have my thoughts on the second year, it will be interesting to see what my observations are on the third year.

I'd love to know people's views on the poetry workshop experience.

I don't count my college poetry. I started writing poetry Summer 2005.

I do believe I'm in my terrible twos.

Observing, questioning, testing everything. Growing pains all over the place.

from Therese--Each month, I try to go to two open ...

2007-11-03T19:54:00.000-05:00

from Therese--Each month, I try to go to two open mics and two workshop groups. I do both, like Mimi. The other 3 people in one of my poetry workshop groups attend and read at open mics too. So at least 6 people that I know do both.

Dan Wilcox I wish you would do a blog on poetry wo...

2007-11-03T17:47:00.000-05:00

Dan Wilcox I wish you would do a blog on poetry workshop groups. Whats the take on poetry workshop groups within the poetry community?

All the people I know(except Mimi) in poetry workshops do NOT go to open mics. All the people I know that go to open mics do NOT go to poetry workshop groups.

I know this because I go to both.

what gives?

That was Rob? I thought it was the guy from "Matr...

2007-11-02T22:01:00.000-05:00

That was Rob? I thought it was the guy from "Matrix Unloaded."

I don't know you well enough to know whether you'r...

2007-11-02T21:23:00.000-05:00

I don't know you well enough to know whether you're kidding or not.

If you had said Rob Engelhardt showed up with a book of Poe and his back up band, then I'd known for sure.

Funny you say that Tim. Rob Engelhardt showed up ...

2007-11-02T17:22:00.000-05:00

Funny you say that Tim. Rob Engelhardt showed up about 20 minutes after the reading was over with a book of Poe to read at the open mic.

I was very disappointed Edgar Allan Poe and Walt W...

2007-11-02T12:12:00.000-05:00

I was very disappointed Edgar Allan Poe and Walt Whitman were too lazy to show up.

from Therese--I think Oscar Wilde said all art is ...

2007-11-01T22:07:00.000-05:00

from Therese--I think Oscar Wilde said all art is autobiography.