tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937596726945124056.post4095443438448902754..comments2022-11-15T05:10:35.755-06:00Comments on ars longa, vita brevis: The Rebellion of IndividualityDavid-Glen Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506025325923788597noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937596726945124056.post-36811084346216827002012-01-24T16:59:16.075-06:002012-01-24T16:59:16.075-06:00:) Funny you suggest this-- one of my New Year'...:) Funny you suggest this-- one of my New Year's Resolutions is to get more involved with contests and submissions. I'll see what the guidelines state and give it a whirl. Thanks!David-Glen Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00506025325923788597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937596726945124056.post-19674702789313994682012-01-24T16:56:22.191-06:002012-01-24T16:56:22.191-06:00Mark,
In this case the line you mention is under ...Mark, <br />In this case the line you mention is under restrictions of seven syllables... but, on the other hand I do see your thought. <br /><br />I'm still experimenting with the phrasing at the moment, so any suggestion is welcomed.David-Glen Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00506025325923788597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937596726945124056.post-85776618212092133312012-01-24T16:00:41.071-06:002012-01-24T16:00:41.071-06:00http://spillinginkreview.com/competitions/2012-spi...http://spillinginkreview.com/competitions/2012-spilling-ink-literary-competitions/2012-spilling-ink-flash-fiction-prize/<br /><br />This may be very far beneath you...but it is a comp from my alma mater, Glasgow University.sansserifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445280597626572292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937596726945124056.post-46395166246450064532012-01-23T17:20:24.863-06:002012-01-23T17:20:24.863-06:00Dear David,
I adore these lines :
Now I’m limite...Dear David,<br /><br />I adore these lines :<br /><br />Now I’m limited <br />to one shape— one small shadow<br />kept clipped to the ground—<br />my definition remains<br />whole, but without translation.<br /><br />Please forgive me - in my humble opinion,<br /><br />the last word 'translation' doesn't <br /><br />belong. But hey - what do I know.<br /><br />Have a great week.<br /><br />All the best<br /><br />MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937596726945124056.post-63583301608448857432012-01-20T21:20:47.617-06:002012-01-20T21:20:47.617-06:00It is late here as well— after 9:00 pm. Sucking on...It is late here as well— after 9:00 pm. Sucking on a chicken bone and trying to stay awake long enough to reply back— regarding my last post, to be more specific, I have a bad habit of seeking out flaws in my style— not from lack of confidence... but rather from trying to polish the wording to break through some of the barriers I find from publishers and editors... and these days longer poems seem less accepted due to constraints of web design— That is a casual observation. No statistics to back up the intuitive impression.<br /><br />And yes, you are right I do feel sometimes I do not know when to stop... <i>however,</i> at the same time I love the sensation, the caffeinated rush of falling into a moment when the poem takes over and carries itself into a long series of stanzas— words almost tripping over themselves to be put on the page— <br /><br />Which is what I like in your style for that matter. And Elizabeth's (Sixth in Line). Your writing has an energy, or even a <i>purpose</i> which seems lacking in other blog writing. I can fall into a flow of your impressions for an extended time period— which is what apparently is lacking these days... or it could just be I am actually looking in the wrong places.David-Glen Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00506025325923788597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937596726945124056.post-15535647410628273632012-01-20T13:40:51.660-06:002012-01-20T13:40:51.660-06:00Beautiful post D-G. It has made me think - opened ...Beautiful post D-G. It has made me think - opened another door. You deserve a considered response - appreciation reached through analysis - but I have not the time tonight - so I will return...<br />One little thing. Yes, there is pristine beauty in the spare, pared down construct. But if you lean toward embellishment why deny your essential nature? <br />You use the word "embellish" as though you did not know when to stop - but I believe you judge too harshly. <br />You labour over your creation. You think carefully about words and placing them. You may admire a spare writing style. But that does not stop your own style from being valuable - it simply means that you have a different voice.sansserifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445280597626572292noreply@blogger.com