tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post8267297973433025557..comments2024-03-12T05:11:42.096-07:00Comments on Write of Passage: Reading Poetry Can Improve Your Fiction WritingLinda Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464543671077860561noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-49597399197829660592013-04-02T14:13:29.792-07:002013-04-02T14:13:29.792-07:00Fantastic! I think people who write poetry and hav...Fantastic! I think people who write poetry and have the urge to write novels often produce beautiful stories.Linda Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464543671077860561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-13504017683977003762013-03-30T05:55:50.216-07:002013-03-30T05:55:50.216-07:00This is why I've learned to put my ideas into ...This is why I've learned to put my ideas into a novel because I started my writing in poetry :)) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-49701535665294551562013-03-16T07:12:32.591-07:002013-03-16T07:12:32.591-07:00Thanks, Laura!Thanks, Laura!Linda Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464543671077860561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-27976301618437701162013-03-16T07:12:18.984-07:002013-03-16T07:12:18.984-07:00Glad you like it, Karlene. It just makes our brain...Glad you like it, Karlene. It just makes our brains tweak a little differently, doesn't it?Linda Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464543671077860561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-77497740609423770112013-03-13T17:35:53.091-07:002013-03-13T17:35:53.091-07:00Oh, good post!!! Excellent point.Oh, good post!!! Excellent point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-7634601192571423042013-03-13T11:54:32.631-07:002013-03-13T11:54:32.631-07:00Linda, this is fabulous. I can completely see how ...Linda, this is fabulous. I can completely see how powerful poetry can be to writing. I used to read a lot of poetry, and alas it's been years. But I'm thinking I need to pick it up again. This poem? Yes... very powerful. Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-83708875313063713352013-03-13T06:47:17.079-07:002013-03-13T06:47:17.079-07:00I'm with you, Heather--like MINK RIVER by Doyl...I'm with you, Heather--like MINK RIVER by Doyle. Beautiful. Thanks for Saundra Mitchell's name. I will check her out. :)Linda Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464543671077860561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-26000067074526231542013-03-12T10:40:02.077-07:002013-03-12T10:40:02.077-07:00"how to use words to their greatest impact,&q..."how to use words to their greatest impact," I like that, and it's so very true! My favorite novels are those that almost have a poetic feel to them. You can tell the author really takes care with each word and sentence that way. I love Saundra Mitchell because her style is like that. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-7622031359556218582013-03-11T18:42:58.521-07:002013-03-11T18:42:58.521-07:00I don't know Louise Gluck--thanks! I'll lo...I don't know Louise Gluck--thanks! I'll look her up. I've read a bit of Kooser--he's incredible. Love what little I know of him. Midwestern, yes? I think I saw him on The News Hour, too, doing a Poet Laureate reading, too.Linda Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464543671077860561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-28499090535927210812013-03-11T14:26:27.748-07:002013-03-11T14:26:27.748-07:00I am a huge fan of Ted Kooser and Louise Gluck. :)...I am a huge fan of Ted Kooser and Louise Gluck. :)Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-38786793250163319482013-03-11T09:48:09.832-07:002013-03-11T09:48:09.832-07:00You're welcome and yes I do. A few can be foun...You're welcome and yes I do. A few can be found on my blog (-:Fida Islaihhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092246146139978450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-35977548362451530312013-03-11T05:35:16.168-07:002013-03-11T05:35:16.168-07:00You're welcome, Fida. Thank YOU for stopping b...You're welcome, Fida. Thank YOU for stopping by. Do you write poetry?Linda Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464543671077860561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-11725953450069234932013-03-11T05:33:01.859-07:002013-03-11T05:33:01.859-07:00I hear you, Natalie. (Watch out, though, it can cr...I hear you, Natalie. (Watch out, though, it can creep up on you . . . that's what happened to me!)Linda Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464543671077860561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-83284041368887890982013-03-11T05:32:20.836-07:002013-03-11T05:32:20.836-07:00I love poetry and it's great to hear this! Tha...I love poetry and it's great to hear this! Thanks! (:Fida Islaihhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092246146139978450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377741836634273944.post-64909628097756662032013-03-11T03:51:03.967-07:002013-03-11T03:51:03.967-07:00I'm sure you're right, but I'm not a p...I'm sure you're right, but I'm not a poetry lover. Even though it is beautiful and I enjoy poems if I read them on a blog.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.com