Does John Carley still post to this list? Is this list affiliated with
Charnwood Arts or Poetry, Etc.? I did see several names that I recognized
from the poetry bridge, and other yahoo groups.
Dear Deborah,
Here's a link to FAQs for the Works list, which may be of interest:
http://www.villarana.freeserve.co.uk/workshome.htm
The best ways to find out about how a list works, I've found, is to read the
archives, which you can do on the Jiscmail website, or lurk a while till you
get the feel for what's going on.
Kind regards,
grasshopper
----- Original Message -----
From: "Deborah Russell" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 12:21 AM
Subject: Re: [THE-WORKS] Hello, This is my first post
> I've had many nasty comments and just as many 'too good to be true'
> comments.
>
> I like feedback, but probably, more in the form of response poetry and
> writing challenges.
>
> Actually, I did misunderstand the purpose of this workshop, thinking it
was
> a list for the purpose of publication.
>
> What is the purpose or mission of this list?
>
> Kind regards - Deborah
>
>
> Dear Deborah,
> This is a workshopping list. We point out things we like and don't
> like, with no intention of taking anybody's work over.
> Frankly, we're too busy working on our own poems.
> Presumably ,if you post to a workshopping list, you're soliciting
feedback,
> and this often involves negative comments. That's just the nature of the
> beast.
> There are plenty of 'Thank For Sharing ' lists, where everything is
praised
> automatically, but this isn't one of them.
> Kind regards,
> grasshopper
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Deborah Russell" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 7:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [THE-WORKS] Hello, This is my first post
>
>
> > I think if I prefer to use thee, it is fine, otherwise I would be
writing
> > your poem.
> >
> >
> > Dear Deborah,
> > Welcome to the list.
> > Iread your explanation to Roger, and it would make sense if your
> grandmother
> > was writing the poem-- but not otherwise. In any case, if you use
'thee',
> > shouldn't 'your' became 'thy' ? -or it's not consistent.
> > I am a great fan of the sonnet form, but I believe a modern sonnet
should
> be
> > written in modern language, unless there is some very good reason why
> > archaisms are used. In general, I don't like contemporary poems in
> 'antique'
> > diction, as if the verse is caught in a time-slip. Often it's used as
a
> > justification of awkward inversions, and words like 'woe' which are
> > rhyme-led.
> > Kind regards,
> > grasshopper
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Roger Collett" <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 6:28 PM
> > Subject: Re: [THE-WORKS] Hello, This is my first post
> >
> >
> > > > I use thee, because my grandmother used thee, as well as, other
> members
> > of
> > > > my maternal and paternal family, including both parents.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Sorry Deborah,
> > > I do realise that this form of address is still in use in some
parts,
> but
> > it
> > > always strikes me as incongruous.
> > >
> > > Your sonnet has a rather lovely haunting aura to it.
> > > Like it a lot.
> > >
> > > Roger.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Deborah Elizabeth Russell, Artist/Poet
> >
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> >
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