Leaving it alone is the best thing for me. The longer, the better. I need at least 2 weeks to see if it's gold - I take another look and I'm either shocked I wrote something so good...or I'm so embarrassed by it that I want to bury it in a hole.
Wonderful advice as per usual! Thank you for creating these videos! I am a writer/poet, and I used your videos to help me write my essays and edit my poetry for my creative writing MFA applications. I'm happy to say I got in to Brooklyn College, Columbia University and University of Glasgow using your advice to bolster and re-fresh my own prior knowledge.
Andrew, I feel like this might be one of your best poetry videos yet. But then, I think that almost every time you release a new poetry video. Really loving poetry month so far.
Helpful advice, and very affirming. I’ve had my MS English students re-write their short stories from memory several times, giving different prompts each time. One of my favourite prompts is the “shortest possible summary”: write your story in as few words as possible, followed by an extended description of a single action, person or object.
The best set of advices to write poetry. Good job on explaining how to get better at writing poems. In my poetry craft I was following similar path and made 2 video-poetry books :-).
It's interesting to think about how this advice applies to strict poetic forms as opposed to free verse - I think some pieces of this advice ("Verbalize it"" and "Start at the End") are a lot more actionable than other pieces of advice ("shorten/lengthen") when it comes to strict form. I do appreciate that some of this was addressed in the "Metamorphosis" section!
I'm lucky to find your channel and that is exactly what i was looking for since i started to write poems. thank you so much and i hope you have a nice day❤️❤️
Love your videos! I’m curious, what’s your opinion of the poetry of T.S. Eliot? Of all the poetry I’ve read, his seems the most like riddles that lend themselves to careful rereading and research. But I also find them powerful.
Here's a thing. I listened to Weird Studies published yesterday, a podcast. The episode was themed on The Waste Land of the Mad Max movies. They talked all the way around and in and out the eye holes of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land but never mentioned it, and there most assuredly should have been a mention of "All Along The Watchtower" by Dylan, the joker and the thief ran away with the allusions unspoken.
Thank you for this great content. I will be glad Sir, if you will talk about "Education by Poetry " . And does poetry make people better in life than those who don't read poetry ?
I am a baker, it takes almost no work to make good bread, people don't realize how much do-nothing, leave-alone, laissez-faire creativity is the real deal.
Leaving it alone is the best thing for me. The longer, the better. I need at least 2 weeks to see if it's gold - I take another look and I'm either shocked I wrote something so good...or I'm so embarrassed by it that I want to bury it in a hole.
Ha, I know the feeling...
Haha. You captured this experience perfectly.
Wonderful advice as per usual! Thank you for creating these videos! I am a writer/poet, and I used your videos to help me write my essays and edit my poetry for my creative writing MFA applications. I'm happy to say I got in to Brooklyn College, Columbia University and University of Glasgow using your advice to bolster and re-fresh my own prior knowledge.
Congrats!
Wahoo--congrats indeed! That's an awesome accomplishment. I really enjoyed my MFA days--go get 'em!
Andrew, I feel like this might be one of your best poetry videos yet. But then, I think that almost every time you release a new poetry video. Really loving poetry month so far.
You're too kind--glad you're enjoying it!
I love the writing from memory idea!
It's a fun one!
Helpful advice, and very affirming. I’ve had my MS English students re-write their short stories from memory several times, giving different prompts each time. One of my favourite prompts is the “shortest possible summary”: write your story in as few words as possible, followed by an extended description of a single action, person or object.
Ooh, that sounds fun! And thanks!
The best set of advices to write poetry. Good job on explaining how to get better at writing poems. In my poetry craft I was following similar path and made 2 video-poetry books :-).
Very cool! Thanks
It's interesting to think about how this advice applies to strict poetic forms as opposed to free verse - I think some pieces of this advice ("Verbalize it"" and "Start at the End") are a lot more actionable than other pieces of advice ("shorten/lengthen") when it comes to strict form. I do appreciate that some of this was addressed in the "Metamorphosis" section!
Definitely! Although, curtal sonnets are pretty cool 😉
I'm lucky to find your channel and that is exactly what i was looking for since i started to write poems. thank you so much and i hope you have a nice day❤️❤️
Thanks--I'm glad to hear it!
Love your videos! I’m curious, what’s your opinion of the poetry of T.S. Eliot? Of all the poetry I’ve read, his seems the most like riddles that lend themselves to careful rereading and research. But I also find them powerful.
Damn! Brilliant. Watched 2x, shared it. Will use much of this with my upcoming Writer's Group!
Thanks!
Here's a thing. I listened to Weird Studies published yesterday, a podcast. The episode was themed on The Waste Land of the Mad Max movies. They talked all the way around and in and out the eye holes of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land but never mentioned it, and there most assuredly should have been a mention of "All Along The Watchtower" by Dylan, the joker and the thief ran away with the allusions unspoken.
Great advice. Thanks for sharing!
Sure thing!
Thanks. Liked the Find a New medium section in particular.
You bet!
Super duper channel my man.
Why'd you get so specific when describing trick poems or no poems at all? 😂
I got long ways to go haha
Ha, you're in good company 😆
Thank you for this great content.
I will be glad Sir, if you will talk about "Education by Poetry " . And does poetry make people better in life than those who don't read poetry ?
I have an answer for your second question. The answer is: no
I am a baker, it takes almost no work to make good bread, people don't realize how much do-nothing, leave-alone, laissez-faire creativity is the real deal.
"Writing is a form of enquiry."
"...like the pre-ingredient ramble on a food blog..." I've never felt more seen as a writer, and I don't appreciate it. 😅
😬 At least you're not alone!
Hey i Andrew. My problem is coherence in writing. Can you made a video on it
I talk a little bit about coherence in the Writing Flow playlist. If you're asking for something more in-depth, I'll put it on the list!
The pre-ingredient ramble! Way to capture the best example of the worst writing of the 21st century.
Ha! Thanks