“How much better it seems now than when it is finally done.”
– Dana Gioia
What do you think?
Arts
What Does Beat Mean?
A publisher recently asked me what I meant by “beat.”
The word beat comes from “beat” as in music. The beat poets often performed in conjunction with instruments. “Beat” also means defeated and “beat” as in beatify means to make blessed. What do you think beat poetry means?
What do you writers think of this?
“Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources”
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F. Scott Fitzgerald on Good Writing
“All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Third War Was for the Words
“The third war was for the words: written, spoken, whispered.” Holly Karapetkova
I wonder how often we fight over words. Politicians and lawyers argue over the words used in laws that will determine inhibitions to our behaviour. And what of the privileged language? The one that is used, say English, over others, where not everyone speaks the privileged language. And what about dialects within that privileged language. The British caste system of upper middle class dialect versus cockney.
What do you think about the war of words?
Oscar Wild on Art
“Humility in the artist is his (her) frank acceptance of all experiences, just as Love in the artist is simply the sense of Beauty that reveals to the world the body and soul.”
Words
The world does not need words. It articulates itself in sunlight, leaves and shadows.” = Dana Gioia
Women Are Mountains
“By evening, the women are mountains wrapped in dark shawls.” =
Maya Khosia
Bear Dance
“Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we beat crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.” = Gustave Flaubert
Poems to Love Workshop November 13 at Kent Memorial Library in Suffield, CT
Funny, down to earth, irreverent poems communicate before they are even understood. This workshop will explore genre and encompass form of poetry by traditionally loved and lesser known contemporary poets. Join us at 7 pm Wednesday, November 13 at the Kent Memorial Library, 50 North Main Street, Suffield, CT. RSVP: 860=668=3896.
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