[stylist] Let's get busy

[Lynda Lambert]

Barbara,  I am so surprised you thought I was criticizing you.  I have no 
idea what I may have said to cause you to think this or why you would not 
have told me this before. Why didn't you just tell me you  thought that  way 
when you emailed me privately several times?  I  just thought  we were 
communicating  further  and talking  about reading poetry. The only thing I 
recall is that I recommended a number of books on reading poetry.

I had  no clue  you were  intimidated by our conversation.  Communication 
through email is very difficult at best as we are not hearing voice 
inflection nor making contact with the person through the other senses. I am 
truly very sorry you have had such negative thoughts regarding anything I 
may have said - for nothing was ever meant to do that.

The bottom line is always to read what you LOVE and do what you LOVE. 
Blessings and joy to you today.

"We're all just walking each other home."  ram das

Lynda







----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 11:33 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Let's get busy


> Yes, Lynda, I was referring to what you said.  Unfortunately the printed 
> word does make it look harsher than I intended it to sound like.  I guess 
> here's where my lack of study skills comes in because I take things at 
> face value that I read because I don't know how to read more into them. 
> For instance, I look at Robert Burns poetry and say, "I can't read that 
> stuff because I don't understand the accent and the language" so I toss 
> him aside in frustration.  I look at Whitman and Brownings and Longfellow 
> and ... and think to myself, "I don't understand why these are classics 
> when their language is so (I can't think of the word)" so I toss them 
> aside in frustration.  And all the anthologies seem to have the same poems 
> and the same authors in them and I just wonder.  How do I begin even 
> scratching the surface of this stuff?
> Just give me Ogden Nash and Edgar Guest, I guess.  However, I'd love to 
> get my hands on some of R. S. Gwynn's poems.  I've seen a few of his in 
> recent books but none of his stuff is in Braille any where.
> Maybe when it comes to writing, I'm just not a deep thinker when it comes 
> to symbolism and stuff like that.  Concrete depth?  I can go there with 
> the best, but I'm not an abstruct thinker.
>
> So, Lynda, don't waste your time thinking you've upset me or anything. 
> I'm not that thin skinned -- just exceedingly frustrated with the whole 
> reading and writing thing lately.  Like you said, I may be trying to get 
> to a different level but yet don't know how to do it.
> Barbara
>
>
>
>
> Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. -- Carl Sandburg
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Lynda Lambert
> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 8:47 AM
> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Let's get busy
>
> Hi Eve,
> We have sure missed you here on the writer's group! So glad you computer 
> is
> back in action again.  I am doing a ton of reading - discoverd  a poet
> recently - received the Macauthor Award for Genius, so I'm not 
> fantasizing,
> but Anne Carson is a major find for me recently.  I read one of her books,
> and now, I just have to get more of them so I can continue on the journey
> into her work. It is so exciting when you find an author who is 
> challenging.
>
> I have been super busy with art exhibitions - getting work done and off to
> the shows in several museums. I am thinking a lot of things i plan to 
> write
> about, making myself some notes for when I can do that - it will be winter
> before I can get to it though. The mind is always turning and turning - 
> and
> gathering material for those winter days when I can at last have some more
> time to do it.
>
> I don't know what Barbara means but I often don't read everything that is
> posted. Vejas asked an important question and I highly applauded him for
> asking and for thinking about what is a Classic and why we still read 
> things
> many times over the years.  Asking questions is part of the Socratic 
> method
> of learning and one we use at the university in all our classes - we ask,
> and then we dig in and begin to search for answers. In the mean time, we
> find even more questions as we begin the search. Each search for meaning,
> brings more questions to be addressed. It is a great thing to ask.  It is 
> a
> great thing when a very young high school student thinks about such 
> things -
> and it is awesome when a piece of literature turns someone's world upside
> down.
>
> Your Sestina is so elegant! I am going to spend time with it and write 
> more
> about it later. Right now, my daughter arrived and we are going shopping
> this morning. Will get back to your poem and will respond more when I can
> get back to it. Thanks for posting something - I always enjoy the 
> challenge
> of a good poem.
> Lynda
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Eve Sanchez" <3rdeyeonly at gmail.com>
> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 7:28 PM
> Subject: [stylist] Let's get busy
>
>
>> Hey ya'll. I'm tired of this group being so quiet, but I can't complain 
>> if
>> I also do not post anything. So here is a poem I wrote and am sharing 
>> just
>> to try and get some conversation started. I'll wait for comments and your
>> postings too. :) Eve
>>
>>
>> Desert Ghost
>>
>>
>>
>> With howling in the wind
>>
>> Towards the North she looks
>>
>> Searching with her eyes
>>
>> In the dark of night
>>
>> For the elusive grey ghost
>>
>> Approaching with a grace eternal
>>
>>
>>
>> With grace eternal
>>
>> Silent as the wind
>>
>> An unseen ghost
>>
>> With wonder she looks
>>
>> Through the heart of the night
>>
>> At a pair of glowing eyes
>>
>>
>>
>> With ancient eyes
>>
>> Eternal
>>
>> Hidden in the night
>>
>> Traveling on the wind
>>
>> Towards the East she looks
>>
>> To find the grey ghost
>>
>>
>>
>> The misty grey ghost
>>
>> With star reflected eyes
>>
>> Moves swiftly as she looks
>>
>> Just as the eternal
>>
>> Highway of the night
>>
>> Traveling far above the wind
>>
>>
>>
>> The grey cloud above moves by wind
>>
>> No faster than the grey ghost
>>
>> Through the darkest hours of the night
>>
>> Though the eyes
>>
>> Eternal
>>
>> See all on which she looks
>>
>>
>>
>> To the South she looks
>>
>> Following the path of the wind
>>
>> On its journey eternal
>>
>> She sees the grey ghost
>>
>> Through the inner eyes
>>
>> Moving still through the night
>>
>>
>>
>> With howls carried by the wind she looks
>>
>> With her glowing eyes through the darkness of the night
>>
>> As would any desert ghost with grace eternal
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