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by Sil

Rated: 13+ · Book · Writing · #1821477

My thoughts on writing and other random things as they come up.

This is a blog where I keep my thoughts and daily comments about writing and WDC.

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Satuawany

Mar 28, 2019 at 5:40pm
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I really like his paragraph at the end, talking about it, too!

Satuawany

Mar 28, 2019 at 5:33pm
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Just lovely! Kinda sideways, but it reminded me of my old Buick that I inherited when my grandfather passed away. No gloves, but little remnants of his pipe tobacco everywhere. Completely different sentiment, I know, but the poem still too me there while it was also bringing me along with the poet. I love it when reading poetry is like that!

eyestar~*

Mar 27, 2019 at 6:50am
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Wonderful poem. And I hear you about WORK and time. Whew! we are alomost there though!

Satuawany

Mar 24, 2019 at 4:10am
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I love the line, "where his growth scared him."

I'm also glad to be introduced to more female poets. I feel like I'm not familiar with enough of them.

Rhyssa

Mar 20, 2019 at 2:00pm
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I love her, too.

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Satuawany

Mar 17, 2019 at 9:49am
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I stumbled on the same line. For me, it's because it wasn't the same voice as what I'd perceived up to that point.

Gorgeous poem, though.

I am loving this activity for getting me to articulate why the poems that stick with me do stick with me, but I'm not experiencing any surprises in my personal preferences...yet.

Satuawany

Mar 15, 2019 at 11:46pm
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Oh, gorgeous! Thank you for introducing me to this poem! I'm marking it to read again and again later.

Satuawany

Mar 15, 2019 at 11:39pm
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I love where the first line breaks off, as well as, "playing music with words." I bet she was an inspiring teacher.

Elle

Mar 12, 2019 at 8:54pm
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Wow, what a unique poem. Thanks for sharing!

Satuawany

Mar 11, 2019 at 1:16am
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Oh, I love this poem. Thank you for introducing me to it, and for your personal perspective. I relate to your under- or over-reacting. And to the poet's depiction of the latter.

May 28, 2014 at 1:44pm

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Literature vs. Popular Fiction

Sometimes it takes a while for things to sink in with me. I've heard lots of people talk about what makes literary fiction, literary fiction!

In other words, why is it not popular fiction?

It wasn't till today that I really started to feel like I got a better grasp on it.

Forgive me if I ramble, I'm still trying to put this all together in my mind.

I was reading an interview in Midwestern Gothic about Eric Shonkwiler

. It interested me enough that I went to read one of his short stories off his website: The Man After Me

(Pank). The short story reminded me of Nathan Poole, one of my favorite short story writers. Anyway...I digress.

After I read that story I realized that the 'what was happening' was a relatively common incident (although it has various uncommon aspects), but it was heavy on introspection and empathy, and had a strong command of the tools of writing as well as the language itself.

So it seems to me the difference is in degrees, angles and emphasis. I thought of it a bit like this:

In popular fiction, the drama carries the tune.

In literary fiction, the tune carries the drama.

It seems like in literary fiction, we are given opportunities within normal human experience (perhaps in extraordinary circumstances) to foray deeper into the human psyche, respond with deeper emotional resonance.

In popular fiction, what is happening (the more shock and awe the better) and who it is happening to - seems to be the focus.

Anyway - I feel like I'm growing my understanding.

Luckily - I like both types of fiction. :)

Sil

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