[stylist] Song writing prompt

[Donna Hill]

Bridgit,
I hadn't heard of that form, the lyrical essay, but I like it. Just the name
opens possibilities in my mind. I think it's good to get those raw emotions
out, not only theraputically, but I'm not sure we're always so good at
reconstructing them later. Every step away from an event clouds  and colors
the realities of that event. Life demands that we put things to the side,
frame them in ways that make it easier to go on -- at least, for me that is
what goes on.This way, you have a record which will make whatever form this
takes down the road that much more powerful.
Donna 

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Donna,

Thanks. It's what you would call a lyrical essay or prose poetry. The
lyrical essay allows for a much more poetic voice using more imagery and
metaphor than a more straight-forward approach. I like to find different
ways in which to express difficult emotions. I don't want to be cliché or
cheesy or to dull, so I find the lyrical essay allows me to explore emotions
and descriptions and find more creative ways to verbalize them.

I appreciate your comments. Like I said, this is the first thing I've
written from scratch in six months, but after so many comments, I may
revisit it and consider it more seriously. I kind of wrote it in one fell
swoop early in the morning a few days ago. I did some editing before
posting, but I was tired and half focused on other things, so it's amazing I
posted it at all, grin.

Bridgit
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Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:42:36 -0500
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Bridgit,
This is very powerful. Sorry, I didn't get to it earlier. I have no
particular advice other than to hang onto this. You could flesh it out at
some other time into an article or short story, perhaps sometime in the
future when you have a different perspective of which this is a part; there
are plenty of parents who have lived through similar experiences who haven't
the verbal skills that you do to express the realities. I don't know what to
call this. Is it a poem? It feels like a poem to me, so raw and present with
emotion. I particularly like this line, "I will shatter this moment and
throw it into the winds." It shows your deep strength and tenacity. Donna


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