tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705249878993802432.post1869355819311623131..comments2023-04-30T08:28:52.371-07:00Comments on Andrea Beltran: Poet Tree: The Portable Poetry Workshop Project: General Considerations - Creativity and ConsciousnessAndrea (Andee) Beltranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02200735123058256864noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705249878993802432.post-40839869608518186752011-07-14T07:48:59.074-07:002011-07-14T07:48:59.074-07:00I agree with you, Jessie, on the definition. It r...I agree with you, Jessie, on the definition. It really is hard for me to put into words...by trying to "define" it, I sometimes feel I am limiting it...It just is.<br /><br />Glad you were able to make your way to my blog through plus, as it is still foreign to me. One step in the right direction.<br /><br />Thanks for your comments, and have fun with the remainder of your seminar this week!Andrea (Andee) Beltranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200735123058256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705249878993802432.post-78075767811811481332011-07-13T18:22:16.062-07:002011-07-13T18:22:16.062-07:00Great post! So glad you linked it on plus so I cou...Great post! So glad you linked it on plus so I could actually see it in the midst of all the other stuff coming in. I find it interesting to discuss what the definition of poetry is with my students. They will often say it has something to do with emotion. I find it harder to pinpoint exactly. For me poetry is all about the moment. A poem follows its own poetic logic which I don't think I can define :)Jessie Cartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181286764480973423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705249878993802432.post-25212921661950907382011-07-12T07:47:41.700-07:002011-07-12T07:47:41.700-07:00Thank you, Laura. I hope you do seek out the book....Thank you, Laura. I hope you do seek out the book. It has some great exercises at the end of each section as well. <br /><br />Thanks for reading along on my blog. Have a great week!Andrea (Andee) Beltranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200735123058256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705249878993802432.post-88552670464570301912011-07-11T19:50:41.404-07:002011-07-11T19:50:41.404-07:00I love everything about this post and now I am cov...I love everything about this post and now I am coveting that book! Seriously going to check it out. I am sort of a newbie to poetry, but enjoying every new thing I learn. L.L. Barkat has been a huge encouragement and influence for me in that area. I don't know why we are afraid of poetry. It frees.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263995875732832349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705249878993802432.post-62165306858549660852011-07-07T16:10:58.828-07:002011-07-07T16:10:58.828-07:00I love both of your comments. Thanks so much for ...I love both of your comments. Thanks so much for your feedback. I agree with the unexpected moments. Most of my poems come to me when I am driving or trying to go to sleep, of course. I've learned to keep a journal in my nightstand and the voice memo feature on my phone has been vital.<br /><br />I love your last two lines, Lindsay. Precious moments of a day, one's I like to keep to myself because not many would understand them.<br /><br />My best to you both, AndreaAndrea (Andee) Beltranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200735123058256864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705249878993802432.post-83835024759591263642011-07-07T08:11:55.862-07:002011-07-07T08:11:55.862-07:00I agree with what Struckbylightning7times said. My...I agree with what Struckbylightning7times said. My best poems are written quickly in unexpected moments, when I'm on deadline for a journalism assignment or when I'm trying to clean my apartment. <br /><br />I love the beauty, playfulness and passion of poetry. <br /><br />Poetry is often short and fits in small moments of a day. It's an expression, a gift, a feeling or moment turned inside out. It wakes up a part of me that reality does not.Lindsay Obersthttp://wordzeal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-705249878993802432.post-25935582475371780132011-07-06T12:27:18.675-07:002011-07-06T12:27:18.675-07:00For me, writing poetry is ultimately about not for...For me, writing poetry is ultimately about not forcing the process. Now, that doesn't mean that I don't force myself to write poems, but my best poems, or the ones that I like the best, are usually written in less than an hour (usually around 10 minutes) and in one sitting. There is a sort of simple, delicate flow that results from writing a bunch of bad poems, which are usually quite entertaining. <br /><br />I find that forcing poems and playing around is like practice, and I believe there is beauty in what is rough, unfinished, and even just plain terrible. Because without the uncomfortable, annoying efforts that reach the crap climax, there can be no laissez-faire flow that results in a poet writing exceptional poetry.<br /><br />I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Myers when he says,"The state of receptivity that forms the atmosphere for creativity seems to be galvanized into action, many times on the unconscious level, by the power of suggestion triggered by our associations and powers of deduction." It is certainly the other key portion of writing poetry, and I happen to think it is the most important part. <br /><br />For me, poetry features a dual culmination that results from the synthesis of the creative process and an unadulterated transference to the medium of one's choice.Struckbylightning7timeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874086562332676560noreply@blogger.com