Flexing the Poetry Muscle
I find that the only time I desire to write poetry on a consistent basis is when I am reading it on a consistent basis. Spring semester I took two lit classes in addition to a poetry workshop, and I have no real desire to pay attention or think about anything at the moment.
So I haven’t been reading poetry, and therefor not writing any, save what I wrote for class.
My question for you all is: how do you flex your poetry muscle? Do you just let it lie unused until you’re ready for it? Do you "write every day, no matter what?" Or is time spent not writing, time "refilling the well?"
Intellectually, I think I should write, but I can’t seem to find any poetry when I write. Philosophical musings (such as have been posted here), yes, but not poetry.
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I write every day, but it doesn’t always come out as poetry. I try to let the pen tell me what form the final result will take. I lie free-writing, and then choosing what form to shape the words after I’ve written.
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May 26, 2008