tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post8139574214707880038..comments2023-07-22T15:44:42.859+01:00Comments on More about the song - rambling with Rachel Fox: Listless for a minuteRachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-43815341205459188382008-09-02T07:48:00.000+01:002008-09-02T07:48:00.000+01:00Oh and don't forget the poetry fairies! I do it ju...Oh and don't forget the poetry fairies! I do it just to keep them quiet! Noisy little beasts...<BR/>xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-3468564782574995062008-09-02T07:45:00.000+01:002008-09-02T07:45:00.000+01:00Interesting...the right reasons for writing poems....Interesting...the right reasons for writing poems...<BR/><BR/>I suppose everyone has slightly different reasons. A lot of people would say they do it because they just can't NOT do it. Some people do it to communicate...in the best possible way (or one of them). Some people just love language and find poetry the art of using language in so many different ways (neverending really). <BR/><BR/>I think I suffer all those reasons...and some others I can't think of right now because it's not even 8 am and I'm only up because I have a child now and don't have any choice. At 17 or 70 my natural way was, is and probably always will be stay up late, get up late...this early morning business...ouch! Bright and sunny here this morning though...that helps. See..and now there's a poem coming on.<BR/>xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-30747134868857482292008-09-02T00:04:00.000+01:002008-09-02T00:04:00.000+01:00I do think this raises the question of why people ...I do think this raises the question of why people write poems. I often think, oh this person only writes poetry because they want to win prizes or be a wise-poet-type (*retching noises*) - but if those are fake motivations, what are the real motivations? If I can condemn people (and believe me, I do! it's fun!) for writing poetry for the wrong reasons, how do I know I'm writing it for the right ones? I don't know why I write it at all. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, your lovely Amazon review was so deserved. <BR/><BR/>And you'd be surprised how few sleep-ins this seventeen-year-old gets, sadly enough.Fiendishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06427088675092430747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-14281414261805742482008-09-01T14:02:00.000+01:002008-09-01T14:02:00.000+01:00Only if you want to Hope...I don't want to be pres...Only if you want to Hope...I don't want to be press-ganging anyone into it!<BR/>I think the 'customer reviews' do help on Amazon though. I know I look through a couple if I'm considering a book I don't know a great deal about and so I think they can make the difference between someone taking a chance on a book or not.Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-23757625998584148712008-09-01T13:52:00.000+01:002008-09-01T13:52:00.000+01:00You made me think of a quote from actor George Clo...You made me think of a quote from actor George Clooney when they asked him if he preferred acting or directing. His answer was, "I'd rather be the painter than the paint."<BR/><BR/>Kinda sums up how I feel about words. I love reading what others think/feel but I'm probably happiest when utilizing them myself. We write because we need to...and if we didn't, what would the rest of the world read? :)<BR/><BR/>Glad you're getting good reviews. I truly enjoyed your book but didn't feel qualified to play literary critic. We all like to hear we did something well...if your creative ego needs it, I'll be glad to go back and point out what I liked the most. :)hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-83672192516590315272008-09-01T13:43:00.000+01:002008-09-01T13:43:00.000+01:00Yes, as I said it's not being poetic that's a prob...Yes, as I said it's not being poetic that's a problem...it's when the poet comes over as desperate to impress that I switch off. Be desperate to say something, be desperate to get through to people (or even to yourself!)...but desperate to impress...that seems to be heading up the wrong tree to me!Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-21264647335936486412008-09-01T12:47:00.000+01:002008-09-01T12:47:00.000+01:00Funny - on my blog, I just used the phrase "trying...Funny - on my blog, I just used the phrase "trying too hard" and now I come and read this! Yes, it's the reason many poems fail, I think.<BR/><BR/>I've no problem with poems being "poetic". They are poems after all. But yes, when they seems laboured or fake or pointless, I lose interest.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-13439740537891269012008-09-01T11:55:00.000+01:002008-09-01T11:55:00.000+01:00Am I not Mary bloody Poppins or what?xAm I not Mary bloody Poppins or what?<BR/>xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-31095563200831094352008-09-01T11:52:00.000+01:002008-09-01T11:52:00.000+01:00A pure delight eh? Hard to beat that!A pure delight eh? Hard to beat that!Marion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-91315908569383490572008-09-01T10:43:00.000+01:002008-09-01T10:43:00.000+01:00It's funny isn't it...I try not to be too needy an...It's funny isn't it...I try not to be too needy and just get on with it but at the same time positive feedback is fantastic...it quite lifts the spirits!<BR/><BR/>xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-30833356767275842902008-09-01T10:28:00.000+01:002008-09-01T10:28:00.000+01:00Congrats on the review! It's a nice buzz to get a ...Congrats on the review! It's a nice buzz to get a totally independent review from someone simply looking at your poetry, so yay!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.com