I learned this structure from Kwame Alexander. He writes a lot of "as in" poems in his book, The Crossover. I love the personal definition of the word, and the way each stanza increases in vulnerability and intensity.
We sang a hymn today which echoes the hesitation in your poem: "Will you love the 'you' you hide if I but call your name? Will you quell the fear inside and never be the same?"
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This is wonderful and I relate to it on many levels. I read A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller and it has me trying to write a better story. Less hesitation, more living.
That third stanza began in 2012, my first year in graduate school, in Santa Fe. The story was literally in my back pocket on one of those nights when everyone got together to read from their stuff. I wanted to read what I'd written so badly, but I was also so very out of my element and terrified of what I'd gotten myself into.
Thanks, Stacy. Flannery O'Connor once said something about how staying within the limits of a boundary allows us to transcend them. That's what I'm always trying to do (and experience) when I write form poetry.
So good, Callie! I loved the structure (which also felt like another nudge to try poetry again!) and words, and it all felt so relatable!
Thank you!
I learned this structure from Kwame Alexander. He writes a lot of "as in" poems in his book, The Crossover. I love the personal definition of the word, and the way each stanza increases in vulnerability and intensity.
I haven’t read that one yet, but I’ll put it on my TBR. Loved it!
We sang a hymn today which echoes the hesitation in your poem: "Will you love the 'you' you hide if I but call your name? Will you quell the fear inside and never be the same?"
Ahhh, I know that hymn well.
My apologies for taking forever to subscribe, but I click on everything I see come through Notes from you so it was way past time! ♥️
This is wonderful and I relate to it on many levels. I read A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller and it has me trying to write a better story. Less hesitation, more living.
No apologies necessary! What an honor to have you reading my work. Thank you!
PS, I am so glad you are sharing your work
Thank you!
Oooh! I feel this one in my bones!!!
Love this structure! So good!
Thank you! I learned it from Kwame Alexander in his book The Crossover. They're fun poems to write!
I'll have to give it a go sometime! I have something in mind... 😁
Don't hesitate. (See what I did there? :))
Oh wow. Such heartbreak in that third stanza.
Thank you, Tania.
That third stanza began in 2012, my first year in graduate school, in Santa Fe. The story was literally in my back pocket on one of those nights when everyone got together to read from their stuff. I wanted to read what I'd written so badly, but I was also so very out of my element and terrified of what I'd gotten myself into.
You packed a lot in a short amount of space. So good.
Thanks, Stacy. Flannery O'Connor once said something about how staying within the limits of a boundary allows us to transcend them. That's what I'm always trying to do (and experience) when I write form poetry.
Love this, Callie!