Well, when I write creative non fiction my inspiration has just been life. Surprisingly it doesn't always start with my own, I will hear a person tell a story about thier life and it remind me of a story of my own. I also find that larger themes about culture, injustice in the world and mistreatment of groups, people or indivuals inspires me to write. I also like movies particularly documentary, and books get me inspired. I have been advised to change ny thesis to poetry. This idea is a little daunting becasue poetry just comes to me I like to pepole wathc for inspiration but i have never been a big planner and I have never thought of myself as a poet . So if anyone has any advise it would be much welcomed. Elmaz said what I was writing was just filled with rage. Don't get me wrong I trust Elmaz big time but I also don't think I am ready to let go of it completely. So I would also like to hear your opinion about what I ahd shared in class so far. I might have to put it away for now. But if it was all just rage then I would want to put it away indefinelty because i don't think the world needs anymore rage and I certainly don't want to be a person supplying that.Kathy since you are the most exerienced poet I know and I have mad rescpect for you I would really like to know what you do to put a body of poety together.
take care all i miss you.
SUki
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Wow, poetry, huh? What a big change! You are incredible for going from play to prose to poetry. It's great to play around with different styles to find which way suits your story best.
ReplyDeleteAs for your question about rage...it never stuck out to me when you were reading it out loud, but I think I'd have to hear your work again.
Keep up being amazing!!
You could take what you have already written and mold it into prose poems or you could go for abstract and reread a bit of what you have written, a small section and from the emotions jot down some words describing how you're feeling and pull out key words explaining what is happening in the section. take your list and play with it a bit. The great thing about poetry is that it doesn't always have to make sense to your readers for it to make sense to you. Maybe Elmaz suggested poetry because even with rage poetry makes everything seem a bit beautiful. The structure/form gives your words just as much power whether aggression or sorrow and take on this aspect of amazement. It's kind of like viewing a thunderstorm and seeing the beauty in its dangerous nature. I think that may be a reason why she suggested you change.
ReplyDeleteeeek I talk a lot.