tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post6647378721921045281..comments2023-10-21T04:55:36.672-04:00Comments on Urbanality: Notes on Poetry CompositionSteven Marty Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025403178005766557noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-84004862565310055782012-12-19T07:12:50.930-05:002012-12-19T07:12:50.930-05:00You keep writing them, and we will keep reading th...You keep writing them, and we will keep reading them.Christopher Reilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02666606765140200783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-92046047112685083632012-12-16T15:24:15.553-05:002012-12-16T15:24:15.553-05:00That was a good collection of words, they cut stra...That was a good collection of words, they cut straight through me and to the point.<br /><br />I will continue to read, Thank You.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242173004025833388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-34063606321896252102012-06-14T23:09:10.817-04:002012-06-14T23:09:10.817-04:00If you'd written this in tercets, I would have...If you'd written this in tercets, I would have added your link tonight in our discussion of "modern" poetry @ dversepoets pub. <br /><br />When I think of "modern" poets I've read, you are one who comes to mind. Liked this a whole lot, sir.Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-90993356080567683062011-10-25T14:59:39.896-04:002011-10-25T14:59:39.896-04:00Steve, your post was fantastic and soooo channele...Steve, your post was fantastic and soooo channeled Bukowski that I thought it was his words!<br /><br />You're amazing. One day, I'll join you in a scotch, only I take mine neat. <br /><br />edenEden Bayleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08043540142363106345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-73172702524675991952011-10-25T14:44:19.362-04:002011-10-25T14:44:19.362-04:00I fucking love Bukowski, and this is just one of t...I fucking love Bukowski, and this is just one of the reasons why.<br /><br />edenEden Bayleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08043540142363106345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-31197107467694524252011-10-22T17:04:09.908-04:002011-10-22T17:04:09.908-04:00just read this again steven and it really touched ...just read this again steven and it really touched me...also listened to the bukowski pieces you linked to... it's the real we're seeking and when i read this and when i read bukowski i think "yeah, this is real and honest and raw" nothing artificial and weird constructions that fall with the first blow..not sure if i express myself very well here but just wanted to tell you this is why i started to write, this is why i cried when i read my first bukowski piece, an almost made up poem<br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/an-almost-made-up-poem/<br />and what you say in your poem is what should keep us writing, nothing else... so thanks for this...Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-4055968990252157752011-08-05T23:12:59.816-04:002011-08-05T23:12:59.816-04:00Love those nights and the poetry born from themLove those nights and the poetry born from themAmy enoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-66323632423064874492011-04-28T14:21:24.369-04:002011-04-28T14:21:24.369-04:00Your main metaphor is right. It's all golden ...Your main metaphor is right. It's all golden liquid and it runs both ways, falling into youth, falling into old age; the need to be real and writing it comes down to finding the edge and keeping it sharp. <br /><br />But the golden liquid dulls the point and the sunshine glares. In old age, it's hard to know where we were sharpest..if the edge is in the knife by dark or in nature by day. Perhaps it's all a myth. The road to keeping it crazy may lie there.Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-14978693192655441592011-04-27T16:31:37.312-04:002011-04-27T16:31:37.312-04:00Write with your truth and one day they will come.....Write with your truth and one day they will come...John (@bookdreamer)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11576434749272275190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-79285894830858338172011-04-27T14:33:15.607-04:002011-04-27T14:33:15.607-04:00this is real and tight and liberating and frickin&...this is real and tight and liberating and frickin' good!Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-86358914105628519722011-04-26T23:33:00.355-04:002011-04-26T23:33:00.355-04:00Rejection letters make for some awesome poems...th...Rejection letters make for some awesome poems...though..the scotch on ice is not for me...it hurts my head thinking about it..well done...bkmsigned...bkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558304976280070986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-25489862446458898262011-04-26T20:56:24.647-04:002011-04-26T20:56:24.647-04:00scotch on the rocks makes you take everything and ...scotch on the rocks makes you take everything and anything in stride... i love how you injected humor to a very serious musing. :)Bing Yaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-55726844799184034452011-04-26T20:16:04.140-04:002011-04-26T20:16:04.140-04:00Something about "beginner's mind" is...Something about "beginner's mind" is rattling around my skull...ah, to hell with it. :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515148975353849650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-2604177510548286152011-04-26T19:59:48.262-04:002011-04-26T19:59:48.262-04:00frickin best thing i read tonight...you channel bu...frickin best thing i read tonight...you channel bukowski well...ha...write for yourself they will like it or not...now pass me a glass...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-90248034053726737982011-03-16T18:33:28.149-04:002011-03-16T18:33:28.149-04:00Who needs ice...or a glass for that matter. All ha...Who needs ice...or a glass for that matter. All hail YOU and your post. Much enjoyed :)Tashtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847190224960829574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-26255205904751389102010-11-22T18:47:20.867-05:002010-11-22T18:47:20.867-05:00I was with you until the first part of the last pa...I was with you until the first part of the last paragraph. LOL I am, however, encouraged to keep writing and to write even when I feel crap is on the horizon. I secretly believe that if I continue write and experiment with form, I'll find my voice and it will be as limitless and beautiful as I'd hoped it would be.<br /><br />Thanks for another great piece, Steven. Pull out two glasses this time. Rum and Coke, please.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938553098325322714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-89694883542816290292010-09-27T05:37:28.040-04:002010-09-27T05:37:28.040-04:00You da man.You da man.Jeffrey Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373848801727995732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-70235201430290224442010-09-15T16:41:42.166-04:002010-09-15T16:41:42.166-04:00YES! This is what an archive of web verse can do--...YES! This is what an archive of web verse can do--let one witness first hand as a poet makes his (or her) turn. We are embodied so our verse is embodied, so we can't pretend to put it all in one place & call it word-space. The writer evolves so the words evolve and the result is a gigantic archive of moving verse that serves as testament to the living-process of the author. In this regard, the opus becomes self-referential and adds a layer of complexity to all that came before. I like that you Bukowski yourself and get all meta; because the hyperlinks themselves becomes an explanation of how you continue the tradition into cyberspace and demonstrate a self-awareness of what you're doing. <br /><br />The poem itself was very good; but if you consider this whole page one gigantic poem, then it serves as a movement that turns the narrative direction of the composition. That's why I liked it so much. <br /><br />You're an interesting poet and very clever. It's a pleasure to read your verse the day it comes out.Khakjaan Wessingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05501187261486087495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-66793087665964148262010-09-15T02:28:16.476-04:002010-09-15T02:28:16.476-04:00Thanks. The first thing I felt after finishing was...Thanks. The first thing I felt after finishing was: "I needed to read that".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-35018076402460564842010-03-13T11:52:35.379-05:002010-03-13T11:52:35.379-05:00Powerful...cold-water-in-the-face wakeup on a Satu...Powerful...cold-water-in-the-face wakeup on a Saturday morning.elmonte08https://www.blogger.com/profile/12237422313455159119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387663636127765777.post-26441176733345147562010-03-13T11:19:56.233-05:002010-03-13T11:19:56.233-05:00This is Awesome! Go crazy!This is Awesome! Go crazy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06653823666184075218noreply@blogger.com