This is a writersliftwednesday blog, sharing the works of fellow writers, poets and persons random. All re-blogs will be linked appropriately to their authors.
Writing is no easy calling and nothing easy was ever worth doing.
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(1) Leslie Pless is contemplating starting a blog (possibly in poetry) here on WordPress. I hope she does. “Untitled” spoke to me and I believe it will for you too. If you like Leslie’s piece, please take a moment to send her a word of encouragement: lesliepless@gmail.com
(2) pluck the death in me / with lady’s slipper petals “During Winters” via Lucy’s Works Absolute word genius.
(3) I cannot wait to dive into this recommendation! One Hundred Leaves is a collection of Japanese poetry. When given the chance, I am fond of studying different artistic forms associated with Japanese culture; legendary preferable to modern.
Christina Schmidt, MA
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1. Untitled by Leslie Pless. For inquiries: lesliepless@gmail.com
Somewhere in the night
I step into being
Shallow surface ripples sparkle
Moonlight sighs
A breath transforms and plummets
Her beat, drum chanting
Somehow in the deep
Dark stillness I wait
My current hides in shadow
Far beyond the touch of shore
Knowing better than to look up
Remembering why not down
A surge of headwater pins gaze from turning ’round
The catch comes swiftly, as if mine all along
Fluidly colliding
In gulps though I’ll never drown.
2. “During Winters” by Lucy’s Works
the unseen darkness
and ghosts of madmen
pluck the death in me
with lady’s slipper petals;
craters of blackberry
oyster shells lay at night
during winters; the red
fingernails of grief,
the oceania flowers
drowned
and in our minds
we dissolve
like white tombs
of the moon.
3. One Hundred Leaves (a recommendation) via The Unapologetic Bookworm
Ask someone what they think about poetry and you’re probably going to get a pretty strong reaction. When I was still teaching English full-time, my students were split into two factions when it came to poetry. They either loved it, or absolutely despised it. In more than ten years in the classroom, I don’t think I ever had a single student who was “on the fence” regarding their feelings about poetry. And to be honest, that’s not really surprising.
Apart from occasionally reading books like Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends, poetry really wasn’t something that I enjoyed as a child. There was a lot about poetry that I just did not understand. I didn’t actually become interested in poetry until I was in college. One of the classes I took as part of my English degree was “Introduction to Poetry,” which taught me how to appreciate poetry in a way no other class had managed up until that point. It was while taking that class that I started to actively seek out poetry as something to read for pleasure.
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I’m very honored that you would share my work. I thank you greatly, Christina. Your support and kindness mean a lot to me. ❤️
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Loved this piece! Thank you for putting your work out there 😀
Edit: I really need to stop commenting through the app. You think you’re pressing the correct key on your smartphone, and you are not…
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It pains me to admit that I fall into the second group. Though I love many poetic song lyrics, I’ve just never gotten into reading or enjoying poetry for its own sake. That said, I do appreciate that some people have the talent to write lovely or compelling poetry, and I will continue to support the poetry blogs that I follow.
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You make a point for me, I often “Writer’s Lift” poetry as I’ve seen so few writing samples lately. It’s frustrating. Personally, I don’t share writing samples but so many folks here used to and then that sort of dwindled since COVID. I get the lack of inclination and inspiration, I do. Mostly WLW for me means re-blogging poetry (the poetry community is more active that I’ve seen before) and advice articles about writing or blogging. I need to lift more artists outside of the literary arts, that’s the obvious solution. This is me just thinking out loud in response to your comment 🙂 Anyway…
I get it. I think a lot of people get their first in-road by reading something that resonates and poetry is so terribly personal and often abstract. I can see why it’s not for everyone nor is there any guarantee of sustainment for those same reasons. Poetry is a tricky thing. Kind of like how people experience jazz. I don’t get it, I don’t get the appeal, but a lot of people do. Something spoke to them.
Thank you for the support Eclectic!!!
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I like that line stepping into being.
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