Cross-posted from LiveJournal
It’s illuminating watching the votes come in for people’s favourites amongst my 30 Bali poems. (Albeit many people have said they’re all enjoyable and it’s hard to choose) those written in traditional forms aren’t widely appreciated, and most of the reflective pieces only a little more so. The hot favourites are the conversational, slangy ones — those about which, immediately after writing, I say to myself, ‘Oh, that’s no good; it’s much too prosey.’ I’m glad I didn’t rely on my own judgment!
The one I had planned as the first in the projected chapbook ('Remembrance of Times Past’) won’t be in it at all. I’ll probably be starting with the much more down-to-earth ‘How Shall We Spend the Money?’ which people evidently love.
You love ‘The Ambush’ too. Seems a bit mean to make my late ex’s misadventures more public than my own lapses — but those true confessions just aren’t so popular.
I’m glad to say the one I want to end with, ‘Tell Me Why’, is at present the top favourite.
Many thanks again to everyone who has done this or is about to. I’m very grateful to you all. You’ve made the whole thing much more fun for me!
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ReplyDeletejocrowfae
Dec. 3rd, 2010 05:25 am (UTC)
Thanks for sharing. Hope my input helped.
snaky_poet
Dec. 3rd, 2010 08:01 am (UTC)
Of course it did! :)
marynachaotica
Dec. 7th, 2010 04:45 am (UTC)
I may not comment all the time, but I always appreciate and admire your writing. It is always inspiring, and opens my eyes.