Comments on: Poetry and the Art of Choosing Favorites https://booksbywomen.org/poetry-and-the-art-of-choosing-favorites-by-llbarkat/ Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:45:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Marcy Terwilliger https://booksbywomen.org/poetry-and-the-art-of-choosing-favorites-by-llbarkat/#comment-50198 Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:45:42 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9110#comment-50198 Laura, would you please remove the above message. Thank you.

]]> By: Marcy Terwilliger https://booksbywomen.org/poetry-and-the-art-of-choosing-favorites-by-llbarkat/#comment-50197 Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:44:38 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9110#comment-50197 Would someone please remove the message from August 12, 2016 at 2:00 pm. Thank you so much. Would you please remove the message from April 1, 2016.

]]> By: Marcy Terwilliger https://booksbywomen.org/poetry-and-the-art-of-choosing-favorites-by-llbarkat/#comment-50196 Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:41:52 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9110#comment-50196 Would someone please remove the message from August 12, 2016 at 2:00 pm. Thank you so much.

]]> By: Donna Falcone https://booksbywomen.org/poetry-and-the-art-of-choosing-favorites-by-llbarkat/#comment-16124 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 13:17:17 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9110#comment-16124 Somehow missed this back in August…. so glad to be finding it now, jumping off the page in the long list of wonderful women writers screaming “Read me! Read me now!” And so, I did. It’s beautiful the way you have elevated context and texture over name and fame. Difficult, i’ve come to feel, is an award and a tribute to self respect (what could be simultaneously sweeter and more stubbornly sticky?), and Sara’s poem took my breath away.

]]> By: Bernadette Rule https://booksbywomen.org/poetry-and-the-art-of-choosing-favorites-by-llbarkat/#comment-15664 Mon, 13 Jan 2014 19:28:55 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9110#comment-15664 In his book “Writing the Australian Crawl” the poet William Stafford (hope I’m remembering this correctly) talks about how poets can never rest on their laurels. A writer is only as good as the poem s/he is writing now. No one is consistently excellent.

This is good news for writers, because it means we all start on a level playing field. As you say here, a 12 year old girl can be a better writer than a seasoned poet hung with medals.

To come back to Stafford, he also says, “The moon you are writing about is the one you are creating.”

I enjoyed this blog a lot. It brought me back to that wonderfully freeing book I read years ago.

]]> By: Featuring Women Writers on WWWB 2013 - Women Writers, Women Books https://booksbywomen.org/poetry-and-the-art-of-choosing-favorites-by-llbarkat/#comment-14658 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 23:12:48 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9110#comment-14658 […] Blogging – Robin Follette When Life Starts to Resemble your Writing – Claire King Poetry and the Art of Choosing Favorites – LL Barkat Is there a right way to write? –  Scarlet Wilde Women Vs Thrillers – Susi […]

]]> By: HisFireFly https://booksbywomen.org/poetry-and-the-art-of-choosing-favorites-by-llbarkat/#comment-4784 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:16:55 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9110#comment-4784 difficult? perhaps, but in the most lovable ways

]]> By: Anora McGaha https://booksbywomen.org/poetry-and-the-art-of-choosing-favorites-by-llbarkat/#comment-4726 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 17:13:17 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9110#comment-4726 Such a good essay LL Barkat! So glad Barbara Bos found you and inspired you to write a piece for us. You’re fascinating.

I love what you said here:

“Humans are ultimately tied to place […] if I had to choose my favorite poets they would probably be the ones whose poems either create a sense of place […] or rely on it.

I am always surprised when writers leave geography off their blogs and bios.

You may be interested to know that I’m working on a collection of poetry called “Stones: Poetry of Place”. – Anora

]]> By: Tamara https://booksbywomen.org/poetry-and-the-art-of-choosing-favorites-by-llbarkat/#comment-4497 Wed, 21 Aug 2013 19:12:33 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9110#comment-4497 Hmmm. Those first couple of lines got me! I had an icy chip on my shoulder at first that slowly melted. By the middle, I was enjoying this article! Yes, loving a line and not settling into “a favorite” to me, that continually raises the bar of the craft! I thank you for this article and the inspiration!

]]> By: Joyce A. Boahene https://booksbywomen.org/poetry-and-the-art-of-choosing-favorites-by-llbarkat/#comment-4469 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 20:41:49 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9110#comment-4469 I write to encourage, inspire and celebrate people on their journey of life!

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