dragging me name around here!
i wasn't going to chime in on this, being relatively new compared to some of
the seasoned snappers here, but that's the last straw!
yes, cuffs off... Wednesday... all hands on deck... been reading Shakespeare
and sonnets and such recently so my last two? snaps reflect that... for
added thematic unity, i include the word snap as much as possible...
all kidding asides... honored, Doug!
--
Bob Marcacci
People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the
sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the
circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering.
- Saint Augustine
> From: Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 09:24:32 -0700
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Snap Definition?
>
> I'm probably late on this, but as I understand it, it should be a
> quick take written on the day (Wednesday, usually). Can be 'on'
> anything, in any form, etc. (see what Bob Marcacci does with it).
>
> It's also a way to keep your hand in, so to speak, by writing
> something every week (or so).
>
> Now, 'at an exhibition'? Is this some kind of workshop? There are many
> ways of getting people to write on the spot?
>
> Doug
> On 6-Mar-08, at 3:17 AM, Sally Evans wrote:
>
>> Could anyone give a definition of a Snap Poem, suitable for getting
>> people
>> to write Snap poems at an exhibition?
>> I've been looking on Google and not got very far...lots of examples
>> but...instructions?
>> thanks SallyE
>> Sally Evans
>> http://www.poetryscotland.co.uk
>> http://groups.msn.com/desktopsallye
>> http://www.myspace.com/poetsallyevans
>>
>
> Douglas Barbour
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> Latest book: Continuations (with Sheila E Murphy)
> http://www.uap.ualberta.ca/UAP.asp?LID=41&bookID=664
>
> Stars, rain, forests.
> Stars rain forests.
>
> John Newlove
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