tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post1167492068874597053..comments2023-10-05T03:12:14.296-07:00Comments on poemette: Revision Reduxgautami tripathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-3110149231384271382009-01-29T10:29:00.000-08:002009-01-29T10:29:00.000-08:00sometimes a verse inspires a similar response. and...sometimes a verse inspires a similar response. and i think that's a good thing. why not share those...polonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-44392079410948722682009-01-29T06:45:00.000-08:002009-01-29T06:45:00.000-08:00lol well now, I know what you're talking about...lol well now, I know what you're talking about, I guess the best way to do it, as you say is to write first and then check the comments, still part of me feels like it's taking away from the art of the blog owner...Lorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667955555940467301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-48552470714355508992009-01-29T06:19:00.000-08:002009-01-29T06:19:00.000-08:00Good post and interesting to hear about revisions ...Good post and interesting to hear about revisions from a poet's point of view. <br><br>Keep writing! I didn't know you were working on a novel. Woo!Karen Harringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13425141684712829990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-13287564588860894602009-01-28T22:21:00.000-08:002009-01-28T22:21:00.000-08:00i edit/revise most of what i write before i post. ...i edit/revise most of what i write before i post. i spent some time editing one which i sent to an on-line journal, and when it was accepted on the first try, i felt the effort was worthwhile. there are exceptions, the last post in my blog <a href="http://dsnake1.blogspot.com/2009/01/flight.html" rel="nofollow">"Flight"</a>, was an "instant" write, hardly any editing, because the right emotions can only be captured at that moment. and i find that most of these spontaneous writings are the best.<br><br>i do editing for tenses, grammar (and most times still fluffed it ), look for a better word, even chop off entire stanzas. :)dsnake1http://www.blogger.com/profile/08724264906690080704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-56706354107271431502009-01-28T21:44:00.000-08:002009-01-28T21:44:00.000-08:00frozen view...as sight spills from my fingersthis ...frozen view...<br>as sight spills from my fingers<br>this ink dries<br>_mMagyarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834296565844877410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-28956628836160925192009-01-28T17:42:00.000-08:002009-01-28T17:42:00.000-08:00You've very neatly addressed two sides of the ...You've very neatly addressed two sides of the same question, really - instant inspiration is great, and often yields the best ideas. But there is definitely a time and place for revision and rethinking!<br><br>Blogging is the perfect place to post those "instant impressions," I think!Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623887166087444590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-36611365779378205072009-01-28T17:10:00.000-08:002009-01-28T17:10:00.000-08:00Is inspiration ever not spontaneous? The moment mu...Is inspiration ever not spontaneous? <br><br>The moment must be captured. Then - if necessary - shape it into something gorgeous. <br><br>Inspiration must assume it is welcome, until told otherwise. How else could it survive?Ken Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08435742064532588528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-13463430700810078892009-01-28T10:46:00.000-08:002009-01-28T10:46:00.000-08:00You should!First response is always good.You should!<br>First response is always good.Whitesnakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07681488364720396274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820615718469502862.post-53320726798810683312009-01-28T09:49:00.000-08:002009-01-28T09:49:00.000-08:00I instant inspiration is great! All your emotion c...I instant inspiration is great! All your emotion can go into something instant. With poetry I like to leave it as that instant inspiration because I don't know I feel like editing it takes something out of the emotion that goes with it. That is just how I feel though."Confuzzled" Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738492612572914119noreply@blogger.com