I spend too much time alone in my room. And aprapos of what Candice said
above, I have just emerged from a fairly long period of withdrawal from
publishing my work. Still, I think the poem only completes itself when it is
read by another.
jd
On 10/14/07, Roger Day <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> haijin == writer of haiiku poetry; also, disabled. An otaku who spends
> too much time in his/her room.
>
> On 10/14/07, MC Ward <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Jesse et al,
> >
> > It's always seemed presumptuous to me to declare
> > oneself a poet, so I say I "write poetry" instead.
> >
> > As for the "readerless poem," I spent 30 years writing
> > that kind and only recently began to let my poetry out
> > in public again. The difference to me was one of
> > seriousness, which is not to fault anyone else for
> > "publicizing" their poems right away. I just needed to
> > focus intensely on the poem rather than its audience,
> > although there always was an audience, if only
> > imaginary or implicit. These days I'm enjoying the
> > feedback and want to take this opportunity to thank
> > everyone who's responded.
> >
> > Candice
> >
> > P.S. Jesse, how is your health these days? It's good
> > to have you on Petc again.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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