That totally made my night, April! Not sure if I've done it to that extreme, but I do sometimes feel like the same themes and word choices come up in my poetry if I get into a writing groove and write poems every day.
Wow, Miss B! "Spellbound" is an amazing word to hear describing a poem you wrote! Thanks so much!
Nice to know that I'm not alone in the recycling, whether intentional or not. I think I actually have bits of the same phrasing in multiple poems on here-- some really old and some new. It's sort of like revising a poem... re-envisioning, repurposing a line.
I wish you the best of luck in the contest, Kylie. I love free verse poetry, and it's probably my favourite form, even though I don't write it as often as I'd like. Yeah, when I discovered your poem, I was spellbound by the use of descriptive language. You created a scene for me with the starry dusk. It's a beautiful piece, and I think a good poem should be memorable.
As for recycling poetry -- I'm sure I've done it with my poetry, whether it's conscious or subconscious. Hey, if it's our writing, why not?
I feel like I recycle poems, in fact LOL I'm running out of ideas for my haiku collection (on the third set) and I'll start to write a new one, and I'll stop and think, wait, did I write this poem already? I don't know if it's my questionable memory or if I really am writing the same stuff over and over Ah, the joys of writing!
And another poet enters the party. I'm telling you, April... poetry people unite!
Mandy Thank you, love! One of the reasons I thought to enter that one was because I remembered you calling it out in a newsletter. I have three general poetic styles of free verse that I play with, and "Eiffel Tower Sunset" is fairly representative of one of them. It flirts with meter much more than the others. I've entered a few pieces for Aundria's contest, but none that are as rhythmically smooth as this one, so I figured I'd give it a go.
I actually have a fondness for the poem too. Mostly because I LOVE the line "ring around the rosy skies". It just makes me happy. I wrote it ages ago as part of a different poem. I didn't love the poem, but I loved the line. Yay for recycling!
Anyone else recycle lines if they can make them work better elsewhere?
I'm so happy for you, April! You were a pleasure to highlight. Your author spotlight is awesome, and I think it will be a great guide for future authors to look to for reference.
Cinn It's great to see you're writing more poetry. I really enjoy your free verse, and you definitely have a flair for it. I saw your entry to Shadows and Light -- that particular poem is one of my favourites from your collection.
bumfuzzled, your poem is another stroke of genius, and I have to mention your latest submission to the campfire -- just in case the other ladies haven't already seen it ...
Serious, actually. I'm as known for short stories as poetry I think. Maybe I'm wrong though. I might be better known for helping new people than for writing at all, for that matter. Gotta be helping the newbies!
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That totally made my night, April! Not sure if I've done it to that extreme, but I do sometimes feel like the same themes and word choices come up in my poetry if I get into a writing groove and write poems every day.
Ah, the joys of writing!
What an atmospheric poem! Chilling, Monty.