tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975475581904630119.post2736702964727416306..comments2023-08-14T08:03:12.027-07:00Comments on Blue Positive: Thoughts on Ending Your PoemsMartha Silanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16486148374821966457noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975475581904630119.post-78215502803144855542013-01-29T12:36:38.437-08:002013-01-29T12:36:38.437-08:00I wouldn't know about the Barthes categories e...I wouldn't know about the Barthes categories except that I devoured MADNESS, RACK, and HONEY by Mary Ruefle over the holiday break. Glad you enjoyed my attempt at elucidating.<br /><br />These posts evolved from lectures I wrote when I realized there was virtually nothing out there on the web about titles and endings, and yet beginning poetry students very much need this information. Without it, they neglect to title at all (or title blandly), and their endings tend to be "zingers" (and I don't mean that in a good way). It's nice to be able to steer them away from these tendencies, the very same mistakes I made as a beginning writer. Martha Silanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16486148374821966457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975475581904630119.post-57940037516908545202013-01-29T11:56:10.669-08:002013-01-29T11:56:10.669-08:00Thank you, Martha--I'll try again!
I'm le...Thank you, Martha--I'll try again!<br /><br />I'm learning a lot from your posts about craft. These Barthes categories are especially illuminating--and particularly because of the example poems you apply them you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975475581904630119.post-78802197405783795112013-01-29T11:27:36.149-08:002013-01-29T11:27:36.149-08:00Thanks for your kind words about my Terrain.org po...Thanks for your kind words about my Terrain.org poems. You are a dear. I am not sure why that widget isn't working for you -- I just added it, so maybe it was not officially up and running when you clicked on it? I just tested it, and it accepted my request. Try again? Thanks again for your enthusiasm about my work, and I hope you enjoy future blog posts -- am doing a bunch about craft right now as I am teaching poetry writing this quarter.Martha Silanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16486148374821966457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975475581904630119.post-77028800850036376542013-01-29T11:23:35.537-08:002013-01-29T11:23:35.537-08:00Congratulations, Martha, on your two new poems in ...Congratulations, Martha, on your two new poems in Terrain.org! Both "If You Could Be Anybody, Who Would You Be?" and "God in Utah" have zinger endings--the former a last-word, reach-for-the-top pirouette, and the latter a whispered, fist-pump "YESSS." I enjoy both of these so much!<br /><br />I'm trying to "follow" by email but having trouble using the widget underneath your blog banner. Any suggestions? Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com