[stylist] Sharing my earliest sestina House of Cards

[PAUL BAVER]

Good morning Brigit , that reply to Jacquelyn was so thoughtful, sincere, 
and is truly how a writing group like this, should feel, your response to 
Jacquelyn gives me inspiration to at some point share a poem, or two with 
the group. Paul E Baver
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 9:09 AM
Subject: [stylist] Sharing my earliest sestina House of Cards


> Jackie,
>
> First, if possible, could you send me your attachment to
> bpollpeter at hotmail.com so I can read it? I'm no huge expert on poetry,
> but I love your writing and would enjoy reading it.
>
> Second, don't be afraid to share any writing with us even if considered
> controversial. I was taught that when reading others work and commenting
> on it, you take personal feelings out of it in terms of content.
> Regardless of how you feel about subject matter, what is our concern in
> a forum like this is about structure, style, voice and over-all writing
> quality in general. We (in a general use of the term) have varying
> opinions, beliefs and preferences, but when in a writing community not
> geared towards one mindset over another, we really shouldn't judge a
> person and their material based on anything other than how we feel about
> the approach when writing about a topic and not the  subject matter as
> content as a whole.
>
> I can disagree with you on an opinion especially over social and
> political and religious concerns, but I can view your writing on how
> well you construct a piece regardless of my personal views on the topic-
> this is a good way in which to read one another's material since we
> inevitably will all have various ideas and beliefs.
>
> Anyway, I would love to see your poem just to read it for myself. You
> have a beautiful poetic style, and I always enjoy reading your posts.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Read my blog at:
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>
> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
> The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2012 14:02:29 -0700
> From: "Jacqueline Williams" <jackieleepoet at cox.net>
> To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Sharing my earliest sestina  House of Cards
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> Lynda,
> You have asked us to try a sestina. I have written only one. I had the
> same difficulties that most have enumerated. I added another difficulty
> also. I thought they had to be in iambic pentameter. I sent it to my
> sister to critique, since it is a very controversial subject. She had no
> problem with the contents, but condescendingly said, "Well, you will do
> better next time." It is a sister thing! I am doing an attachment only
> as the ones pasted in so far have been fractured as to form which does
> not do justice to all of the hard work involved. Regardless of whether
> you believe that sexual orientations develop in the womb, perhaps I will
> try another sestina if I get any encouragement. This poem is the result
> of a best friend having a son who came out as gay in his graduating year
> from high school and went on to become a well-known doctor. He was a
> proxy grandson to my mother when I took my three little boys to Africa
> for five years. I entered this in a contest just once. Arizona is a very
> close-minded place. Much of what I write is controversial, and I have
> avoided sharing most of it with this list so far. Jackie
>
>
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