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Today is my last post as a member of the Teaching Authors blog, and I'm kind of melancholy about it. Stepping down is my choice, and I knew my time here was temporary when I agreed to do it. And there are several good reasons I need to leave the group--time being the most pressing. So in some ways it's a relief.
But...but...I am so amazed by these writers! They talk and brainstorm and support each other behind the scenes much more than I expected. They are a great group--and if I didn't have a blog of my own and too many commitments, I would be honored to stay here with Carmela, April, Esther, and JoAnn. In fact, I wish I had met up with this group years ago! You know how you meet people sometimes and think, "If I had met this person 20 years ago, I bet my life would be different right now"? That's kind of how I feel about the Teaching Authors. They might be surprised to hear this, because I've barely had time to answer emails, and I also chose not to participate in conversations and group decisions too deeply, knowing I would be saying goodbye before too long.
OK, enough melodrama, but, in honor of my somewhat melancholy mood about this, I'm sharing this poem by Lilian Moore, one of my favorite poets. This is from
Something New Begins, which is out of print, but Amazon has some used copies, which I urge you to grab! It originally appeared in
I Feel the Same Way. I love the slightly bittersweet beauty of so much of her nature poetry.
Until I Saw the SeaUntil I saw the sea
I did not know
that wind
could wrinkle water so.
I never knew
that sun
could splinter a whole sea of blue.
Nor
did I know before,
a sea breathes in and out
upon a shore.
--Lilian Moore, all rights reserved
Isn't that lovely? Sigh... Now, head on over to Laura Shovan's Author Amok blog for the
Poetry Friday Roundup!
Happy Poetry Friday, all!
Esther kicked off our current topic, recommendations for your writer's bookshelf, by sharing a favorite of hers I'd never heard of: M. B. Goffstein's A Writer.
I have so many cherished books on my writer's bookshelf that it's hard to pick just one, so I'm going to share three. And, in honor of Poetry Friday, they're all poetry-related.
First up, I'd like to recommend my favorite book on writing poetry, Mary Oliver's
A Poetry Handbook: A Prose Guide to Understanding and Writing Poetry (Mariner Books). One of the book's most enlightening chapters for me is the one titled "Sound." Its opening paragraph reads like a poem:
"To make a poem, we must make sounds. Not random sounds, but chosen sounds."
Oliver goes on to explain that "A 'rock' is not a 'stone'" when it comes to sound. And she offers advice on how to choose words with sounds that best fit a poem's meaning and mood. While aimed at poets, this book contains valuable advice for picture book authors and novelists, too.
The second book I'd like to recommend is
Seeing the Blue Between: Advice and Inspiration for Young Poets (Candlewick), compiled by Paul B. Janeczko. Here's an excerpt from the book's description:
". . . in this unprecedented volume, thirty-two internationally renowned poets provide words of wisdom and inspiring examples of their own work for new poets everywhere. . . . This rich volume - an ideal resource for classroom teachers and a beautiful gift for budding writers of all ages - offers the perfect opportunity to do just that."
Since today is Poetry Friday, I'll share the first stanza of one of my favorite poems in this collection:
Poets Go Wishing
by Lilian Moore
Poets go fishing
with buckets
of words,
fishing
and wishing. . . .
(You can see the entire poem reproduced in this blog post at Blue Sky, Big Dreams.)
I love the image of poets "fishing with buckets of words." My third and final recommended title today is a journal to help all poets on their fishing expeditions:
The Poet's Notebook: Inspiration, Techniques, and Advice on Craft (Running Press), created by David Stanford Burr. As the description says,
"Part blank journal, part helpful workbook and reference, its pages are highlighted with insights from famous poets, an exercise to summon the muse, and definitions of classic poetic techniques. . . . This ingenious and useful writing tool also includes a six-page appendix with rules of form, meter, and rhythm to help readers compose their own sonnets, haiku, and other poems."
It's a slim, lightweight journal that's easy to carry along on your next "fishing" expedition.
If you have any recommendations for poetry-related books from your writer's bookshelf, I hope you'll share them in the comments. And don't forget to check out the Poetry Friday round up today at
A Teaching Life.
And, in case you missed it, be sure to read the poem
, "Pencil Speaks to Writer" by our Mystery Guest TeachingAuthor
in our latest Wednesday Writing Workout.
Happy writing!
Carmela
In honor of Halloween, I'm sharing this poem from Something New Begins, an out of print Lilian Moore collection that Elaine Magliaro, I think, first recommended to me. Love, love, love this book!
This poem is originally from Moore's collection, See My Lovely Poison Ivy.
The Witch's Garden
In the witch's
garden
the gate is open
wide.
"Come inside,"
says the
witch.
"Dears,
come inside.
No flowers
in my garden,
nothing mint-y
nothing chive-y.
Come inside,
come inside.
See my lovely
poison ivy."
--Lilian Moore, all rights reserved
Isn't that fabulous? The witch saying, "Dears,/come inside," gives me the creeps!
I also wanted to share just a bit about our Poetry Friday panel at kidlit con 2010 last weekend! This presentation was the brainchild of Mary Lee Hahn of A Year in Reading--yay, Mary Lee! She emailed a bunch of poets/poetry lovers asking if we'd like to participate, and we ended up with five of us. Here we are meeting for breakfast at 6:30 on the morning of kidlit con.
Mary Ann Scheuer, Laura Purdie Salas, Mary Lee Hahn, Amy Ludwig Vanderwater, and Toby Speed
Huh. I've got to figure out the flash settings on my camera! Anyway, the five of us worked in an enthusiastic and somewhat haphazard manner (sort of like Poetry Friday itself) to hammer out the main topics we'd share and came up with a Powerpoint (again, thanks to Mary Lee, without whom this panel wouldn't have happened at all).
While emailing back and forth, we acknowledged that we had no idea if we'd even have an audience or just be talking to ourselves. Well, the other session offered concurrently was canceled at the last minute. I felt bad that family issues kept the presenters from participating, but I admit to a guilty excitement that we could tell more people about Poetry Friday!
During the session, we talked about the history of PF, what we get out of it, how to participate in it, issues of copyright and trying to sell original poems that you've posted on a blog, poetry exercises in the blogosphere, and more. It was a lot of fun, and I'm hoping we got a few new participants!
Photo: Andrew Karre via Flickr (Is it kosher to share Flickr photos? I've never--gasp--used Flickr before)
Our Poetry Friday Powerpoint is public. Of course, you're not hearing any of the discussion, b
I've been feeling overwhelmed by the freelance life lately, and discouraged by my writing career--where it's at, where it's going, how long I can keep up the work necessary to satisfy both the family budget and the writing I love to do. I know some things need to change, but I'm not sure what...or how.
So it was lovely to talk yesterday with Susan Taylor Brown about reinventing ourselves and our careers. She's in town for Kidlit Con 2010, and we're spending the afternoon today exploring the topic further and maybe coming up with some concrete plans.
My feeling of renewal made this poem feel like the right choice this morning. It's by Lilian Moore, from Something New Begins (Atheneum, 1966, out of print, but you can sometimes find used copies around):
Recycled
Plank
by plank and
beam
by beam
they opened up the barn,
unsealed
each solid seam,
revealed
its corners to the sky,
and took its wood.
Wood
with weather in its
grain,
its flanks windrubbed and
stained by
rain
and holding deep the pungency
of cow and
hay.
Beam
on beam and
plank
on plank and
miles away,
the barn wood rose, and
closed
around a home.
This sheltering wood is
not yet
done
with ice,
with sun.
--Lilian Moore, all rights reserved
Isn't that gorgeous? I feel windrubbed and stained, but I'm feeling a little hope that I can continue on with what I love to do, plank by plank, word by word.
Andi at A Wrung Sponge has the Poetry Friday roundup today. Go recycle your spirits with some beautiful poems and posts!
Hi Carmela, Mary Oliver's Handbook is on my shelf, too. Great book! Thanks for writing about Seeing the Blue Between It sounds like one I should check out.
One of my favorites is A Surge of Language, Teaching Poetry Day by Day by Baron Wormser and David Capella. Their method of dictation is based on their belief that poetry is "muscular and physical." This book taught me how to help others "unpack" a poem.
On my way to get Mary Oliver's book. I love the idea of "chosen sounds". Thanks for sharing. =)
Hi Joyce, thanks for the book suggestion. I'll have to check it out. And Bridget, I hope you find Mary Oliver's book helpful.
I love Mary Oliver and have a collection of her poetry books and this handbook.
I had the privilege to attend workshops with Sandford Lyne. His book was published near the time of his death in 2007. Speaking of fishing for words, he used this metaphor when talking to kids about fishing for poems. In his book, he provides the "bait" needed, wordgroups. The book is Writing Poetry from the Inside Out. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/629908.Writing_Poetry_from_the_Inside_Out
I am putting Janeczko's book on my list.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Margaret. I'll have to take a look at Lynne's book.
Very late commenting, but wanted to say thanks for the Mary Oliver suggestion. I'm sure it's wonderful, Carmela. I have quite a few poetry books for teaching, and have used and lent Knock At A Star by the Kennedys often, for younger writers. My favorite for adolescents, along with all Fletcher's books, is Important Words by William Brown. I think adults could benefit & be inspired by it, too.
Linda, thanks for sharing these titles. I'll have to take a look.
Have only just discovered your blog and so glad I stumbled across it! Great content. Just writing a poetry workshop so these books will come in handy.
Welcome, Beth! We're so glad you found us!