January 30, 2015
What I Have Learned in the First
Month:
During 1996, I
wrote a poem every day—sometimes up to four—without fail. My harvest for the year? Over 450 poems. Too much of the time I strained
from having to write lock step: clock-driven, "required." Although there was joy and energy and insight--poems that I love and that were well received--I dropped the commitment at the end of the year.
I recommitted myself this year to write a
daily poem or song, and two weeks into the honeymoon, my inner perfectionista reared her Kali head
to whip me to the laptop, as my grandmother whipped me to the piano when I was
four years old. I froze. That’s no way to sustain a creative
life. Encouraged by my poet friend Joan Cacciatore Mazza, who has kept this commitment going for three consecutive years, now, I am developing ways to keep my
worthy commitment with compassion and wisdom:
(1)
BREATHERS:
I’ve been honoring my Sabbath by not using the internet or my computer on
Sundays. This commitment has been in place for years, and is life-saving. (See my blog entry for March 24,
2014 Media
Freeze). I'm adding: No new writing. I do enjoy
puttering with manuscripts and revising on hard-copy, but the heat is off. I'll revisit the idea of writing new work on Sundays, at some point.
(2) PREPARATION: I have come to the keyboard like a stunned deer, not knowing where to start. I am learning, instead, to prepare for writing as I would for a beloved. Would I come late, blow-off a date, disheveled, empty-handed, resentful?
(3)
WRITE
WHEN INSPIRATION COMES: Anne Sexton
said that her only discipline was to write when inspiration comes. Take the gift if it comes. But don’t fall into the trap of limiting
myself to that.
(4)
BRIDGE:
I notice that it’s helpful to start a poem one day, and finish a draft, the
next. This gives me a go-to
warm-up. Hemingway recommended to end the day mid-sentence,
so as to have a launch for the next date.
Two half poems—the finish of one and the start of another—count as a
whole poem for the day.
(5)
NOTEBOOK: Keep a notebook with me, as I would a trusted friend. Be conscious to record, in writing or voice,
notes, ideas, lines, poems, and songs as they come.
(6)
FALLBACKS: Use prompts from all the rich print and
online sources I have, such as Diane Lockward's superb THE CRAFTY POET.
(7)
READ:
Nothing makes me want to dance more than being with other dancers.
(8)
MOVE EASY
IN HARNESS: Robert Frost said "Freedom is moving easy in harness." A bit pulled too hard
can gags the horse. Since I’m
taking off Sundays, I am not going to require a poem for every day of the
year.
(9)
ARTIST’S
DATES: Rilke recommends solitude,
Cameron solo dates. It works! My runs often yield poems, as do unmediated
drives, forays of various sorts. Poet
Peter Murphy has, for years, taken himself, solo, to the Jersey shore for
writing weekends. I realize that shopping for clothes has been very generative
for my poetry.
(10)
REWARDS:
Writing, itself, is the reward: the energy, insight, joy in language, the integrity of honoring my
gifts. Mark Edmundson rues that today’s students are not challenged to live
life with “intensity, focus, and design.”
This recommitment challenges me to do just that: live with intensity,
focus, and design.
(11)
APPRECIATION: I finding it rewarding to list the titles of my poems and songs, print them out, and organize them in beautiful
binders. Then, when Kali visits, I have something with which to
distract her.
(12)
WRITE
ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE.
I think that your next book of poems should be called something like “The Dedicated Poet” being that you are so committed to your craft. Time is what you make of it, and you've found that place in time in which to write every day. I will try to follow your lead to be as committed to my writing as you do yours.
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Dr. Rich,
ReplyDeleteYou seem so dedicated to writing and I love it! I think that's what makes you so interesting to listen to, because you have so much inspiration from all this writing and reading practice you exercise daily. I really loved the advice to write the inspiration down as soon as it comes to you. I can't tell you how many times over these past few weeks I have thought of something so great to write about and thought to myself "alright I'm going to write that in my journal AS SOON as I get home!" and completely forgot. The idea of keeping a little mini notebook with me, something like what you carry around to organize what you're doing/did that day, would be helpful to write down a quick idea. I think the act of physically writing it down would keep me in that moment of 'thought' and wouldn't create any distraction as it would pulling out my cell phone to type out my idea. I really truly feel that putting more commitment to my writing this year will help me become the writer I always dreamt of being. I need to start exercising or 'working out' my right brain!
-Alessandra Finis
Dr. Rich,
ReplyDeleteYour insight into writing a poem a day has been extremely helpful for me. For one, I am a poet. Yes, "even though I am an amateur," as Julia told me, the amateurs love what they do, so I am a poet! Second, you told me to start writing poetry once a day for an entire month during our meeting time outside of the classroom. This has helped me tremendously. I was getting to a point where I thought I was running out of ideas. Can you imagine that? Running out of ideas when I have 23 years of 24 hours a day that I can write about, not to mention writing about the future. This helped me realize a poem is a MOMENT. I can write endlessly about a few seconds in my life, and writing a poem a day has helped me with this. Maybe consider adding that to this blog :)
I also particularly enjoy how you compare setting up to write as getting ready to spend time with a love. I had a hard time with setting myself up, but on a date I always get nice and nervous, anticipating what's to come on my date (even if it is my fiance and we spend every day together.) I like feeling nervous. My heart starts to race and it feels GOOD! I think I'm going to start setting myself up for writing like this. Then I can allow my nervous fingers to paint pictures on the page with words.
I also found it nice to write with a lover. Martin and I have made the decision to write poems back and forth to each other. This helps me a lot when it comes to my writing. I know I want to commit and have it finished so I don't leave him hanging, or myself.
- Paige Bollman
Dr Rich,
ReplyDeleteFor a while I tried doing this. I have tried getting into the whole "journaling thing." Sometimes I would be more succesful than others. Sometimes it would only last one night and the next night I found myself too tired. But reading over your blog post and reading these steps are definitely eye openers for me. I want to be able to keep writing and to keep pushing myself to not close off all the inspiration that is around me. You really inspire me as a writer. Your enthusiasim and passion for writing is inspiring and it is helping me to not be too "tired" and to spare those extra few minutes for myself to reflect and write.
Dr. Rich,
ReplyDeleteAll my life, I have been obsessed with writing. It started when I just learned how to read and write. I have shelves and hundreds of notebooks full of short stories, poems, even quotes that I find inspiring. I find that it is a way for me to escape reality, and enter my own world of creativity. These steps are something I will take under consideration if I ever lose inspiration, and need these steps to help me map out what I want to write. You are amazing with taking the time to write all of these blogs. They are truly inspiring, and can help someone if he or she is having a bad day, and is just looking for a positive post to read to brighten their day. I hope to read more of your blogs in the future. Keep them coming! They are great, and you should really consider printing them out, and having them posted all over campus for everyone to read.
-Valentina Quesada
Dr. Rich,
ReplyDeleteThis post was very helpful and got me thinking about ways I can make writing a much more conscious part of my daily life. I have participated in many writing projects before, and just recently committed myself to one in November. I think that if I had looked over this advice then, it could have definitely been an easier process to go through. I loved the notebook advice because I actually have thought it over before. Inspiration strikes suddenly and many times we aren’t in front of a computer or at our desks to jot those ideas down. I have begun to keep the ever note app on my phone so that when I feel inspired, I can keep record of my ideas. I want to get a small notebook and backpack specifically for when I am out and about. I also think reading is also another great advice that I want to incorporate in my life. I used to read every single day when I was younger, and I want to get back to that habit. Reading helps you become a better writer. As a creative writing major, isn’t the goal to always continue to grow with your craft? Thank you for the advice and I plan to use it in my own life.
Because of my final project being poetry, I took the challenge to write a poem a day for a week not too long ago. That along with writing in my daily journal have really changed the game for me and my writing. Though I know I still have a lot of work I need to do, I have seen so much improvement in myself over the course of the semester. Especially since I have never really written poetry before this, aside from a creative writing class or two. But even for those few classes that had a section that required me to write or even read poetry, I absolutely dreaded it. Poetry was always my least favorite form of writing, and reading, and I never really knew why. I just didn’t like it. But honestly, after this class I realize I just didn’t appreciate it before. The best decision I’ve made this semester, and one of the best of the year, was to make my final project on poetry. Not only do I have a new-found appreciation for the art, but it’s also helped express my own emotions, which in turn helps me vent and process how I’m feeling. I absolutely plan on continuing to write in my daily journal, and write poems. It’s become to cathartic for me.
ReplyDeleteSHIT SHIT SHIT! Poems scare the SHIT out of me! I did not write poems this semester because when I started I didn’t think I could write. Little did I know what professor Rich along with Julia would teach me. I learned I AM A WRITER because I write. Therefore, I CAN BE A POET if I really want it. My goal for this upcoming semester is to continue to write in my little purple notebook every single day. Within the everyday writing I want to do some poems. Whenever I am in a situation that I want to savor I start describing in my head in (what I believe) is the form of a poem. I never write it down but if I did, there would be a lot of emotions in those poems, I know that.
ReplyDeleteThe shared insights into keeping the commitment written about on the blog post will be things I will look at when I decide to dive into the scary waters of poetry. Like creative writing was a bucket of cold water for me this semester, I am hoping that poetry is a bucket of ice next semester. Saying this, I will I would have take a poetry class with professor Rich.
Dr. Rich, you do love your craft, rightfully so. I have inspirations come to me when it comes to writing poetry. However, I believe that my biggest challenge was the "Preparation", because I wouldn't know where or how to start. As I am reading your blog posts, I found myself being more relaxed and having the drive to explore improve writing and poetry. I'm Not too big on poetry but writing on either random thoughts or controversial issues are my domain. It wouldn't to explore outside my prison box, and I thank you for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteDr. Rich, I give you so much credit for writing poetry, let alone committing to it like we have committed to our journals this semester. I’ve always wanted to write poetry but, personally I feel that I haven’t gone through anything deep enough where I could write poetry. Now I know that you don’t have to write things that are painful for it to be good poetry, but I feel poetry really needs to come from a deep within. I just don’t feel I have mastered that. My goal is to take that new red Journal that you have given me, and try and write things that are meaningful to me, maybe even just words and see if I can make poetry out of it. Maybe if it’s not poetry, maybe it will be a new form of writing I didn’t even know I was capable of. You have taught me that you can write anything and to write something outside of what you’re comfortable win. Well, I’m going to do my best to do so. I hope to continue this commitment of writing, throughout the rest of my life. Whether it’s poetry, or writing a story, or even writing my own children’s book. I know I can do it and own it.
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ReplyDeleteIt is interesting to see how your habits from 2015 have trickled into your life today. I guess the saying "If it isn't broken, you don't need to fix it." fits well in this instance. Like you, I have found the writing when inspiration hits is crucial. If I am not "in the mood" to write, it won't happen and I'll just waist my time agonizing about getting-it-over-with rather than completing a product I am happy with a proud of. I have also found that reading does help, even if the reading isn't of the same topic/genre. Reading makes me feel productive and smart, leading me to feel inspired to start a new piece of writing.
Dr. Rich,
ReplyDeleteI always wrote when I was younger, specifically from 10-12 years old I wrote just because I wanted to and could. I had freedom to write and it was so much fun to do. I still have all the notebooks in my room filled with short stories, poems, etc. As I got older a strange thing happened and I found it much more difficult to write. I was losing interest and I believe it was because in school they wanted us to write specific prompts in my English classes not something from the heart. Which took a tole on me because I did not want to write what they were giving me to write about.
There was also a time where I wasn't writing at all. My first year, second semester of college I was a biology major and that was when I realized I did not want to be a bio major anymore and that I should go back to English. Finally, I was given the creative freedom and was writing from inspiration, experiences, and appreciation of the struggle i went through to realize that I needed to go back to majoring in English because I loved it so much when I was younger.
A funny story, the other day at work I was serving a customer and an idea popped in my head that I actually stopped taking his order and I wrote down the idea that came to me. I felt terrible having to ask what he wanted to eat twice when he told me specifically what I wanted. But as a writer, the idea came to me and I knew I just had to write the idea down right then and there.
Kristen Calderoni
This post made me realize how important writing can be and ties into another post you’ve written about showing up for yourself. When I first started writing, I used poetry as an outlet for my sadness and anxiety. I’d watched my peers dabble in drugs and self harm, but I chose writing. So in high school I wrote almost every day. I showed up for myself in that way every day. When I write it calms me. However, since I started college , I’ve had almost no time to sit down and release my emotions until your mandate to write a poem a day in this class. Like most things in my life that involve commitment, I struggled at first, but when I finally did it consistently for a week, I remembered why I loved poetry in the first place. I loved the notebook advice because I’d come to that realization previously. Though we are often told that the idle mind is the devil’s playground, it is often times the garden where inspiration grows. So sitting down at at a computer in front of a screen isn’t always the ideal place for me to write. I prefer a quiet room or secluded space outside.I believe that reading helps you become a better writer. Nowadays, most of my reading is compiled of captions on Instagram. So I am going to try to take this advice and apply it.
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ReplyDeleteI commend you for being able to write all the poems that you have. I've tried to write one before but struggled in doing so. It takes a creative mind to be able to write poetry. When I was younger, I used to write short stories when I wasn't busy at school or playing sports. It's crazy to see how far I've come since then and how many old habits I've left in the past. After reading this post, you've encouraged me to try and start writing again. Even if it's just throwing a few ideas down on paper.
I appreciate that you take Sunday's off for yourself. Everyone needs a mental health day but all too often people forget or neglect this. Everyone feels the need to pile things on their plate but never take a step back to realize what they're doing to themself.
Dr. Rich,
ReplyDeleteIt certainly takes a lot of dedication and commitment to be able to do the same thing every single day, whether it is exercising, writing a poem, or writing three pages in a journal. I like being committed to doing certain tasks every day because it helps me to prove to myself that I have dedication and resilience. Without a doubt, having dailiness is important to living a satisfying life. However, I find that sometimes I grow bored of routine; I grow tired of waking up every day and doing the same thing. I like having variety in my life, but I also like being committed to routines. So to get the best of both worlds, I encourage myself to complete those tasks in different ways. I find new ways to motivate myself so that I keep going and finish everything I have to do, just as you, Dr. Rich, have done to encourage yourself to write poems again.
When I become tired of writing three pages every day in my journal, I start drawing. I draw and doodle because I find that this activity helps to foster creativity. Once I am in this creative mood, I find it easy to do other creative tasks, such as writing in my journal. Other times, I find that multitasking also helps to encourage me to write. As I write, I find it relaxing to squeeze a stress ball; in one hand, I have my pen that allows me to release my creative energy, and in the other, I have my stress ball, which helps to release my stress. I find that this simple form of multitasking really helps me to commit to my daily writing. It is important as writers that we find whatever creative techniques that work to help us continue this form of dailiness.
Nada Amer
Dr. Rich,
ReplyDeleteI love the dedication that you instill within yourself. It is truly inspiring! It was interesting to see that some of the methods you have used to seize the moment mirror some of mine. For example, I to have driven myself to pick up my pencil or pen and write the very moment an idea or a form of inspiration surrounds me. Over the years that has allowed me to acquire a complete journal full of original poems. I have found that music is the key to my creativity and it always allows me to focus on any task at hand. It is vital for writers of any kind to have that sort of support and inspiration as they create their masterpieces. Like you, I always aim to create new and fresh ways to stimulate my brain and conjure up different ideas. I currently have a set discipline of writing at least one poem a week because I really like to take my time with everything that I create. I even have found that drawing is a hidden skill of mine and have begun to dabble in that ever so often. These acts have allowed me to find the true joys in life and an ultimate peace within myself.
Dear Dr. Rich,
ReplyDeleteI thought this was a fun and interesting idea. I remember when I learned about poetry back in high school, we would have to make our own based on anything we wanted and I loved it. I never had much creative freedom when it came to homework assignments for most classes. They were often standard tings, write about this or that, follow this guideline, but poetry was different. It allowed me to choose anything, I had full control over what I chose as my topic and I loved it. I had so much freedom writing and I miss being able to write poems. I never thought to do it just for fun, I often feel so overwhelmed with writing papers for classes that writing for my own pleasure seems like a pointless task. But if it is writing something I enjoy then I shouldn’t feel too tired to try it. A poem a day sounds like a fun project, and perhaps one day when I have enough time for it I could try that challenge. I think I could make many interesting poems, some bad perhaps, but maybe a few would be really well written.
Stephen Corrales
I feel like once I entered the college world, specifically your class, everything I learned in high school was forgotten. I had to put everything in the back of my mind to make space for a new way of thinking. And this is exactly what happened with this bost. Poetry used to be so rigid and strict growing up; you made to make things work a certain way. But now, I see that poetry is whatever I make it! It's no longer dreaded, rather exciting. Instead of groaning about poetry, I am now excited to see what I can come up with!
ReplyDeleteHEY DR. RICH,
ReplyDeleteSO IVE DONE THIS ONE BEFORE HOWEVER RECENTLY WITH FINALS AND EVERYTHIG GOING ON I THOUGHT IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA TO DO IT AGAIN. SO LAST WEEK I DECIDED TO DO ANOTHER MEDIA FREEZE, HOWEVER THIS TIME I DID A COMPLETE ONE, I SHUT MY SELF OFF FROM ALL MEDIA COMPLETLEY EXCEPT FOR TELEPHONE CALLS FOR EMERGANCY PURPOSES AND EMAILS FOR BUISNESS PURPOSES, THIS WAS VERY INTERSTING TO DO BUT I FOUNT THAT IT WAS NOT AT ALL HARD CONSIDERING THAT I HAD DONE IT BEFORE AND NOT TO METION I HAVE BEEN SO BUSY WITH FINALS AND EVRYTHING. I FEE THAT WHAT I GAINED FROM THIS WAS AN OPEN DOOR TO A WHOLE NOTHER PORTAL SIMPLY BECAUSE I DID IT ON MY OWN WILL AND NOT AS AN ASSIGNMENT LIKE LAST TIME. I HAVE NEVER FELT SO HAPPY ABOUT HAVING FREE TIME. I AM REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF FOR DOING THIS AND WILL GLADLY DO IT AGAIN AT ANY TIME.(THIS ONE WILL GO FOR THE WRITING CLASS)
Dr. Rich,
ReplyDeleteI used to write every day. In elekmentary school, I actually published a children's book. It's called "Muffins' New Beginning" if you are so inclined and it made it to Barnes and Noble. I continued writing when I got to middle and high school. Being a student-athlete, everyone wanted me to stop doing that. My high school one out of a '90s movie. Students had to fit into one of the many categories. Never could they belong to more than one. There were the stereotypes of dumb jocks, super nerds, musical geniuses, those who seemed to be nonexistent, and the punks. I played 3 varsity sports from my freshman year and was named captain in all of them by junior year. People would see me writing a poetry book and would laugh at it. Little did they know I was in all AP and honors courses.
Anyways, I did write every day until I had to fit in somewhere. When push came to sh9ove, I was an athlete. I knew that in college I would go right back to being the me I was rather than the girl who wanted to just maker it to high school graduation. But the remainder of my high school years, I didn't feel myself. I felt that something was missing, that I was living a lie. I didn't know how much writing impacted me until I stopped. Even moreso, until I began again. I went back to writing this year, my junior year of college. I found I did not have the time my first two years.
It was by choice at first, for myself. But after my boyfriend left for military basic training, I would write to him. I would tell him about the news, who won the big games, how my day was, how his family was doing, and eventually I ran out of everyday smalltalk. I was in a routine- go to school and work, tend to my family, write about my day, then sleep and repeat it the next day. I realized that I was tired of my routine of surviving rather than living and experiencing. I was also becoming wary of possibly boring him with the same old stories. So I started to write, I mean really write. I would find something in my day that interested my and I started to write stories. I write poems. Yes, the occasional love letter slips through every now and then despite my disliking clichés. But I found that my writing gave me a voice again. It cleared my mind from the every day hustle and bustle. It makes me feel like I'm living and like I have ideas rather than just thoughts. I feel more important, more heard by writing, even if nobody else gets to read it.
After reading this post I have decided that I want to challenge myself using poetry. The reason I want to do this is because I am not a huge fan of poetry and I tend to become blocked off when I need to deal with poetry. In a way poetry honestly scares me because of the deeper meanings that are found within different poems. I know everything has its own deeper meaning but its the way that poetry is displayed that changes the meaning for me. I have decided that I will try to write a poem everyday that relates to prompts that I find online if I have trouble creating one through free write. I know this will be for me but I am going to try to pull through. These poems will be for my privacy so I have complete freedom and no reason to hold back with the deeper meanings of my poems.
ReplyDeleteI did this exercise a few weeks ago for marathon week in class. Seven days of consecutive poems. This was a bit challenging for me since some days I would forget till the end of the day and feel strained to complete one. At the end of the week I had five consecutive poems because I missed a day and had to start over. However the challenge was fun, it became less about perfecting a poem and more about thinking about numerous ideas for poems and letting it flow. I would suggest this to others and see how many days they can go either writing poems or journaling. It also helped me to prepare for the poem of the day by jotting down poem ideas I came across throughout the day. This made me appreciate more throughout my day as well because I was more aware of my surroundings and what would make a nice poem. It's hard setting a strict regime and can lead to grasping for anything at the end of the day just to meet your quota. The guidelines and helpful tips in this blog help maintain a creative mind through a poem marathon.
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Writing poetry isn’t really my interest. I don’t mind reading it considering my content area is literature, but that’s about it. Something I do try to do everyday is read. I read every night before going to sleep. For some reason I fall asleep faster when I do this and it helps me unwind after a long day. I don’t have a limit as to how much to read or how long to read. I just keep reading until my eyes start to close. Then I get up to turn off the lights and I fall asleep almost right away. This has become a routine and I absolutely love it. I want to be a teacher and right now I am a respite technician working with children that have autism. I read a lot of books in how to do my job better. I do want to be good at what I do and books have taught me a lot. They taught me more than my education classes did because in some books, I have understood a perspective from someone that has autism. Reading is something that is making me better in my future career so I will continue to do it.
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As a student whose major is English I tend to write almost everyday. However, I don't read as much as I do writing because I tend to write stories that I keep in my head and hopefully one day i can publish a novel from that. When it comes to poetry; I don't write poetry as often as I used to. When I mean by used to, I mean that when I was in a band and write my own music I would turn to poetry to give me ideas. One of my passions is music because I believe music runs in my blood and when I have to write music I listen to classical music write poetry. Poetry is a gateway for a lot of writers to put words together that can rhyme and this is where music can come in. Putting simple words together can also expand your vocabulary in many different ways. However, this is what I will try to get into the groove of and that's writing poetry at least three times a week. I know when I do write poetry again I’m going to extremely miss the feeling tremendously.
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ReplyDeleteI have always been a fan of writing your thoughts down. I don’t necessarily write poetry, but I like to write down how I am feeling at the moment. I have had so many journals in the past where I have written all my thoughts and emotions down. I thought I lost one my journals, so I just bought another one, but then I ended up finding the journal I lost. For me, it is just easier to jot all my thoughts down on paper and really express how I am feeling at that moment in time. There are so many things that inspire me to write, but sometimes I do not have time for it. Life does get in the way of my writing. Maybe I should implement journaling more in my everyday life. Maybe in the morning when I first wake up, during my lunch time, or at night before I go to sleep. I have gone through so much in the past year that I think I need to express what I went through when my older cousin, who was like a sister to me, and my dad passed away. Losing loved ones is so hard. You go through so many emotions where the grief takes you unexpectedly somewhere you didn’t think you would go. I think this quote represents how I feel about losing my loved ones, “You will lose someone you can’t live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn’t seal back up. And you come through. It’s like having a broken leg that never heals perfectly – that still hurts when the weather gets cold, but you learn to dance with the limp” (Anne Lamott). The pain is still there but you learn to deal with it for the rest of your life. That is what I will do, I will move forward with my life and continue to express myself in creative ways.
Dear Dr. Rich,
ReplyDeleteAnne Sexton was right, or at least I agree with her. I have written a couple of poems, have been writing since I was a girl. Actually I had a box full of notebooks (you know, the black and white composition type) and in these notebooks I had written short stories, poems, journals, etc… I carried this box with me everywhere I moved, until one flood. I regret not putting my notebooks in a plastic bin, but there they went to the garbage. Now whenever I get an inspiration, I just stop and write it down. Usually these moments happen when real life is pulling the strings and having a notebook at hand is key. Solitude and “Bridging” are great tools when wanting to write, sometimes alone in my car, I stop and park so I can write things down, then get back to it when I have a moment to spare.
This one I wrote while breastfeeding my daughter.
Madonna by Ivonne Castro
Glorious mounds
Pink and sweet
Knolls of nature
Brave grand peeks
Raised with care
Soft and able
Satisfied thirsts
Food on table
As the goddess
That made them grow
With honeyed nectar
That slowly flows
The button nose
The rosy cheeks
The eyelashes doze
In Angelic sleep
Thank creation
For such an honor
For the jubilation
Of being your mother
I just wanted to share it with you (and those that read your posts). This poem has changed and revised through time, so yes, poem is a work in progress. I think this is the final result 😊
Nadia Radwan
ReplyDeleteI am taking a creative writing class right now (even though i'm not supposed to because apparently it doesn't help me pass the second Praxis but I don't care!) and the professor in that class gave us similar advice when we were writing our fiction pieces. She said to just let the creativity flow and not feel constricted by expectations. What I got out of that was its ok to have a terrible draft, what's important is starting. I think i get scared of failing and I end up holding myself back. But really it doesn't matter if something is bad when you first write it because you can always get back to it later. If you let the idea that your work has to be perfect get to your head you won't be able to even write because you will keep getting stuck on particular sentences. Either way you are going to go back and edit whatever it is you wrote, you are going to have drafts, so there is no reason to be terrified of your own words. You never even know, maybe that terrible line, once gone through editing, will become one of your best lines in the whole essay. I think we all need to just let ourselves breathe and make mistakes in our writing. Trying to suppress it only hinders our performance. We also don't have to necessarily finish every single piece of writing on the spot, its ok to come back to it later.
I really appreciate this post Professor Rich because it helps me to accomplish the goal of writing more poems and journals everyday. Because as you had said to force yourself to the laptop to do what you are supposed to be writing, is no way to sustain that creativity that we are trying to achieve. We are only human and we can only do so much in a day and you really cannot force creativity, it is something that just comes to you. You need to plan, be wise about it, and have compassion just like you mention. I really like this blog post be of all the steps that you give that we can follow and adapt into our own lives, not just with writing. But I really do want to start writing more, especially because I am an English major and writing everyday can only help me and benefit me in my academic career and in my personal life. But I really want to find that joy of writing something and creating a work of art that I can share with others and can really be proud of.
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ReplyDeletePoetry was a mystery to me. I am not a poet and I did not entirely understand it(Dr. Rich: You don’t have to understand it!). I came to the class with nothing and am leaving with insights about poetry that nobody had ever shown or taught me. I have come to like poetry very much and I have expressed that in my own work. Feelings and situations I had completely forgotten came up as I wrote the two poems for the week. Sometimes, I did not want to do it because of other obligations, but when I sat down to write, there was something I could always write about. Things I thought I had gotten over became so vivid in my poems and I appreciate that. I would like to continue to write poems often even after this class. I dealt with feelings through my poems and I hope to continue in the future.
Priscilla B.
Dr. Rich,
ReplyDeleteI really love your dedication for being able to stick to all of the writings that you do daily. I read this blog last Wednesday night, and figured that I would try some poetry in my daily journal, then write about my experience with my poetry writing in this post! For starters, I like to write poetry but I believe that it is a work in progress, and that practice makes you better everyday! I cannot say that I hate the poems that I have wrote but they can be revised a lot better. I lack creativity in my writing, therefore, I decided to write about the first thing that comes to mind, then turn it into poetry. Many of my poems are about the ocean, beach, summer, my family, and my pets. I tend to make my poems rhyme, although they don’t have to. I like the flow that rhyme gives my poems.
I would say that this blog post has inspired me to want to write poetry, and steer away from my everyday writings that consists of me mostly complaining about something that has happened in my day! This is not my favorite type of writing, because I still lack in it, but I do believe that I will get better with time. With that being said, I am going to continue writing poetry for this week, and see how it has improved once Wednesday comes around! I think everyone should try to step out of their comfort zones, and write in a style that they normally don’t feel comfortable writing in, which is what I am doing! Thank you for the inspiration!
Seanette Martin
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Eng 4817
Prof Rich
Write a Poem a Day
Bumping into this blog is one of the best things that has happened to me today. As I was working on my story for Eng Sem I realized I was no longer drawn to it as I was for these past few weeks. Instead I decided to go to the park and just sit with my laptop and begin writing. I wasn’t exactly sure where my writing would take me but three hours later I had 8 poems written and I didn’t even realize it. I looked around my surrounding and the words just began to flow. In this setting I was able to add imagery something that Dr Rich told me in the past I needed to added into my previous poetry. I also noticed in these new set of poems I had stepped away from the breakfast in bed epidemic.
My new poetry showed me that it is ok to step outside of your usually writing and things will still turn out just fine. I am very excited about my new pieces and I am also very anxious to share this with my group on Wednesday. I noticed that in my poetry that I didn’t use to much exposition but traded that in for action and imagery. Who knew that a simple decision to sit in the park alone with my airpods on would turn into me going back into poetry writing. I believe from here on out I will begin to write a poem a day who knows what great things can come out of this new found love for poetry. Starting tomorrow I will write a poem in my journal on the third page as a close out for all my thoughts. Thank you so much for this blog it helped me realize that I made a great choice with writing these poems.
Writing a poem a day can open your mind to much more than just writing poetry. Once you’ve written about everything you already know, you would then have to start researching things to write about. One day you could write about love, the next a tiger, the next a hot air balloon, and so on. You can gain so much knowledge from this by researching topics that excite you. Writing gives your brain a chance to express what it knows, and what it wants to know. I know that sometimes I could be in class, at work, or just sitting at home, and BAM “how can I use less plastic in my life” or “where does the white tiger reside” or even “why is the sky blue”. I’ll write the questions down somewhere if I don’t have time to research at the moment, and keep them in my notes. When I have a minute, I’ll open my notes up, and look up one of the questions I had. This is a great way to expand your mind to things that interest you. If I were to write a poem a day, I would do it by answering all the questions that pop into my head. By the end of the year, I would have a better appreciation of all things I had questions about. I really appreciate that you dedicated a year to writing a poem a day, and writing over 450 poems. This is something that I one day strive to achieve. I one day would like to publish a poetry book, and the dedication would be to you, Dr.Rich. This is because you have taught me to write what you want, not what the world wants. And when I find the dedication to write a poem a day, I will write what I want to write about, not what anyone else wants, and I know I’ll be proud of all of my work because of you. I appreciate your knowledge, Dr.Rich. Thank you.
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This is why I love going to your class. Your love and passion for writing. Your love for teaching and wanting students to actually understand and grow as students. You just an inspiration. You want more than just what is out there. Going to your class is so thrilling because I am able to experience more than just a 3 hour class, but something enlightening. I am always learning something new and interesting to help myself as a student to grow and be better. Your insight on how to write a poem is truly interesting. I am not a poet or someone that is interested in poetry, but since taking your class it has become more understanding to me. This blog is an even bigger helper to understand and being able to get my words out of my head the right way. Being a poet isn't just for certain people, but for all that put their minds to it. Not only can this poem help me excel in poetry, but other ways of looking at literature. Now while I read poems I can appreciate them and be more knowledgeable of what I am reading. I can not wait to apply these skills and inspire others to be able to tell their story and not be afraid of writers block. Writing is an art, not something to be forced.
ReplyDeleteWhat I enjoy the most about your Shakespeare Survey course is when you have a second of inspiration through the conversations we have in class. I love when a simple word or statement said in class turns in to one of these lovely blog posts. It is really inspiring to see how much a person can get out of a simple statement or conversation. I appreciate the twelve steps that were provided through this blog that you as a writer use to help you stay committed. My favorite step that was provided has to be appreciation. Often times in many of my college papers I don’t take the time out to appreciate the writing that I have done. I often find myself writing my papers and never really looking back at them or showing them off to others.
ReplyDeleteDuring the summer I truly want to challenge myself to step away from my phone and allow myself to find who I am through my writing. I want to challenge myself to allow creativity to shine through my writing and practice the techniques I have learned through this course. I also would like to challenge myself from writing when being “told” to write, rather I’d like to use my everyday experiences to help me broaden my writing techniques. I love the fact that step twelve encourages the writer to write about the experience. Often times I find myself pushing myself to try new things but I often forget to take a deep breath and allow myself to appreciate the experience which I have recently been through.
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ReplyDeleteEven though this blog post is almost 5 years old I feel that it still speaks so much motivation. These 12 tips can help any writer get into a spot that they need to get into. Feeling unmotivated to write, or simply feeling "required" is the worst feeling. Some days I want to just free write but have trouble starting off as to where, or why and how? I love writing but it can be a struggle at times. Having a notebook handy is something I always do. If an idea comes to mind, I like to write it down because I have a very forgetful memory due to my concussion. It's good to have a little journal handy for all your brilliant ideas. The appreciation is something I also find very interesting. I can see this working well for my advantage to remind me of all my great achievements in writing. I've felt like a deer in headlights before staring at my computer, not knowing what to write and it's the worst feeling. Knowing that I want to write and can't really annoys me. I feel like this list could keep me motivated and remind me that it's not just me.
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A poem a day. A year ago, I would’ve said no, absolutely not. I can’t do it. This year, I say okay. Which I have. For a week. It was no easy task but one I would like to try again. I enjoyed the challenge of finding new topics along with new styles of poetry, Some days were more difficult than others. I wish I had these words of wisdom with me though. They would’ve helped a lot. I like the idea of starting a poem even if half written. Coming back to it the next day with a fresh mind has to make for an interesting second half. I wish I kept a notebook on me and noticed things around me that could’ve inspired poetry more. I did have notes on my phone and towards the end of the week, I utilized that more but it’s something I should’ve started from the beginning.
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ReplyDelete“Write one poem a day everyday for a week” When I first heard this assignment I was intimidated by it. I thought "There's no way I can write one poem every day. Nothing exciting happens that often to me." But I was wrong. Once I started, I actually had no problem writing one poem a day. Although it was only for a week, I feel like I could have done it for longer and I most likely will try this again throughout my life. This assignment did more than just show me that I can do it. It taught me how to really enjoy little moments throughout the day that would have usually been meaningless to me. When you take a step back from all of the distractions that is packed in each day, you can really observe the little things that are going on around you. It may sound crazy, but I actually sat in my backyard and just watched an ant make its way around. This is something that I would not have normally done if I was not assigned to write one poem every day. I wanted to find the little things that we do not usually notice since we are all always so busy. I learned that there is at least one interesting or beautiful moment that comes out of each day. I wish I had noticed this earlier, because this made me realize how many moments I have missed probably because I was on my phone or something else distracting.
ReplyDeleteWhen we first had to do the marathon challenge for a week, I was utterly surprised and to be completely honest, a little terrified. Writing decent poems or poems in general proved to be hard for me in the past if I didn’t have enough inspiration. I only wrote when I was inspired and most if not all of the poems that I had written in the past were about love and heartbreak. However, this time, I was out of love and perfectly happy being single. This was going to prove to be quite a challenge for me.
ReplyDeleteDuring the marathon week, I definitely found myself struggling a little bit each day to get through and write the required one poem a day for one whole week. For me, this was difficult because of the statements stated above, but also because I had to focus on other inspirations for poetry. The marathon had allowed me to open up my mind to the possibilities of poetry and what poems I could write.
Most of the time for me, and in general society, we are always rushing around. We have to get to that place and this place and in such a hurry! But why? Is it really all that necessary to zip through life? This marathon forced me to stop and take notice of my surroundings. Really listen to the trees as they rustle in the cold and dreary autumn air. Anything can become poetry if we take the time to stop and calm down. I had recently written a poem about a banana. Although it is very short, I am slightly proud of it because I was able to expand my mind and think about fruit in a different way. Since I am usually too ashamed or embarrassed to write, read, listen, watch, and talk about sex/sexual activities, I thought that simply taking a breath and comparing two objects would be the best way for me to ease into sexual writing.
K.
Six inches in length
Curved like the crescent moon
Light bouncing
A glistening sheen on its surface
Long and sleek
Lick, chomp, mmm
Potassium
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Although the marathon has since passed us, I can say that I am grateful for it because I see what can be a poem in my everyday life. I can now write about a wider range of topics rather than just love and heartbreak. Because let’s face it: that gets a little old.
When you asked us to write a poem a day for a week, I was thrown off by the idea. I scrunched my face thinking, I don’t have time for that. But as I commute, I found that the time I spent riding the train was enough to write and was actually the perfect place to. I had so many people, things and sounds around me to inspire me. I could look out the window and watch it turn from light to dark in an instant! I kept telling myself that I didn’t want to write on the train because I get emotional when I write, and I didn’t want to embarass myself, but honestly, I’ll rarely ever see those people again if I’m even really looking at them. Writing everyday brought me back to myself and who I want to be as a writer, and I think I may even pick it up for the new year and see what fresh poetry I write. It’s when I think I have nothing to write about that I find the smallest things to explore and end up with something beautiful. I find it difficult to find a need to write if its not for a class or for a contest or something, but the marathon helped me remember that I can write just for me and it’s still has value. I’ve written more for this class than I have in a while, it’s sad but I’m happy to get the juices flowing again!
ReplyDeleteI feel fortunate that at this point in my life, everyday, at least a few times a day, there is something that truly inspires me. The key is not to let the inspiration just pass, but to write. Everything that inspires me, I have found, can be turned into a poem or memoir of some sort- and a memoir, with time and attention, can always be turned into a poem. A goal of mine has been to write everyday, for at least 20 minutes. I find that for me, poetry is often a shortcut, a path of going to my ideas and to my heart, more directly than any other means can. I often do not want to devote the time for memoir writing, but can convince myself to write a few poems, precisely because I feel the poems are such a direct and powerful way of expressing my essence, taking less time, and often using less words. I have often written about the gift of first light in the morning- each time I write about this, the dawn is a little different, and I am a little different, than the previous times I wrote. Thus, I am able to come up with a new direct pathway to my heart each time; I am able to write a different poem. Simply thinking of my wonderful kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Nancy O'Shea, envisioning a deep night sky, or seeing and hearing a few birds take flight into the distance, well, these experiences too bring to light a poem for me, a different one each and every time I think. It is like I am weaving in and out of experiences, a changed person each time. Simply interacting with a friend or acquaintance or family member, deepens my senses, and this can be material for a poem. There are other times when it is the Feeling that awakens me, especially the feelings of harmony, serenity, peace, and healing. Of course these call me to write as well, even if I do not always know all the details of precisely how the feeling came to me. So, this is why I believe I am capable of writing a poem a day.
ReplyDeletePractically speaking, I feel a good night's sleep and eating well, aids in the creative process. Since I think a lot, and have very interesting thoughts, I want to write more. The memory can only hold so much at one time, so writing preserves insights. A poem is like eliminating the distractions and complications, and leaving a pure experience and simple expression. In my poems, I let go of all but love and life. I feel it is important to write daily, thereby participating in the process of revealing and crystalizing truths daily. We do indeed experience truths daily.
I love that it is important to keep up with ones craft but that it is also okay to take a break from it once in a while. I love to sing and ever since I was a little girl I wanted to sing, it didn't matter if I sang for filled auditoriums or just singing to my dog. I love it and i sing every day but I have now forced myself to do vocal exercises everyday to help my voice grow. My favorite person to sing to is my boyfriend when we dance. Just like writing a poem a day to get the creature juices flowing for me singing a song a day gets my creativity moving.
ReplyDeleteTo those who have the discipline to sit and just write, I envy you. That is not to say that we are not all capable of the same thing, it just takes longer for others to achieve. When you assigned us marathon week, I just thought of what my next weeks schedule was and how I could fit writing into them. During the first three days, I wrote sitting at my desk and came to realize that I was writing what was at my immediate disposal. I wrote about zen garden, the day before I wrote about my collection of receipts that sat in the corner of my desk and the day before that I wrote about my fake plant. Now these poems were not bad, but I was not proud of them, so I started over. This time writing when I felt the need to, not at some designated time and boy did I find interesting topics for my poems. I never realized how everything you experience and see can be expressed in the form of a poem. I would see things and think “Wow Dr. Rich has to know what I saw.” It was frustrating to formulate an entire poem the minute after I saw or experienced something so I mostly wrote notes in my phone of what I saw and how it made me feel in that moment so that I could easily come back to it later in the day with a fresh mind.
ReplyDeleteI admit when I heard we were doing a marathon poetry I was unhappy. I found it hard enough to write 2 poems a week how would I be able to write one a day? I also thought it would be so hard to find inspiration to write a poem. I was so wrong. At first, I believe inspiration had to be from some big event that happened that day. Instead, I found it in the small moments I might otherwise forget. I realized the beauty, or pain, of the situation after it happened and I decided to write about it. I also found it therapeutic. There was one particular incident that happened and I was incredibly upset, and in the middle of it I sat down and wrote the poem. I was so into it and so focused on it I felt that my anger and sadness left my body and entered the print and I immediately was relieved. I feel proud of that poem, because I feel that it expresses exactly what I was feeling in the moment. If it were not for the marathon week, I might have dwelled in my sorrow and not written about it at all, instead keeping it all bottled up.
ReplyDeleteWriting a poem a day was very difficult for me. I didn't realize that I would be considered busy to the point where I couldn't just sit and write how I felt. It makes me think of those who are essentially more busy than I am on my day to day basis. Are those people okay? Do they even have the time to just sit and breathe? A lot of time i would find writing to be more of a task. Relating back to the prompt blog, I sort of categorized writing a poem a day along with those guidelines. There were poems that I wrote that make me finally just sit and experience the world around me but also made me question myself and how I view things in the now. But sometimes it's a lot for me to think of myself i start to get carried away and think about by past self and future self. But other poems made me look at the flowers on campus and exam the what i thought would be boring looking classrooms. It's actually really nice to be happy with a poem I wrote and being able to experience what I was experiencing at that very moment. I hope in the future I will be able to write more. But maybe not even a poem but a song a day. Applying these skills to something i love can open the door to a lot of possibilities that I can fall in love with.
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This semester when we were told to write a poem a day I knew it would be a challenge. This past summer I was writing about a poem each day or even several. But, I knew straight away that writing a poem a day during the school semester would be difficult. In the beginning of this challenge I felt it was very easy. I was able to find the time in the beginning of the week to sit down and write. But, as I got more busy in the middle of the week I knew my beliefs were true, that I would struggle. Unfortunately, I did skip a day, therefore I had to restart the cycle of writing poetry. Looking back on it now, I think restarting the cycle did give me more inspiration. I originally was writing poems that were really similar. But, the prospect of another brand new day meant I should write something brand new as well. This made me brainstorm more what I could write about. I think it also enabled me to keep an open mind during the day. In the back of my mind while I was going about my day I would do things, or see things that I could write about. And I think your tip of keeping a journal by me at all times did help. I could jot down a line or image I saw during the day, and then I went back to it later in the day. Sometimes I felt my better poems were ones’ that I came back after a significant amount of time. It is easy to want to rush a poem when you have to write one every single day. But, thankfully this was not the case. I wrote and took breaks. In the end I was proud of my week long poems.
ReplyDeleteMarathon Writing! Seven days straight of poem writing and to be honest I blew it off for the first two days. The first three days of starting the marathon were difficult. I found it hard to write two poems a week because I didn’t know what I wanted to say. I didn’t know what to write about, so I wrote about my disgust of tomatoes for day one. I mean seriously a tomato. A poem about tomatoes seems so boring until you remember just why you hate those vile creatures. By day three I wanted to get deeper so I let my guard down a bit and there were so many memories that I need to let go of and even though I felt so vulnerable, I felt safe in our class. We became like a little family. I benefited from those seven days because I was able to feel the hurt, I never fully felt. In that moment I felt a sense of pride because I did what I was not able to do for years. I didn’t keep writing everyday after the seven days and I really wish I did. It was stressful but It was necessary in a since. I learned about myself as persona and I also learned more about my writing. I learned to focus my helicopter a little more. But the marathon did encourage me to start writing more which I really appreciated. It was the kick in the but I needed !
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The experience of writing a poem a day Whew! It was a struggle at first trying to remember to stay on task and remember a poem every day. At some point I missed a day do to some issues I was having at work and some other things just going on in my life. However I started fresh the next day and continued through until the end of it. Some of the poem some I wrote I loved but, some I also really didn’t like. I enjoyed finding the inspiration from these poems and letting it go from there and be genuine. In reality there are so many things I could’ve wrote about and if I really had the discipline I could write at least two poems a day. Regardless the experience of trying write for a week and finding inspiration for all the poems rom something different made me think of how many things I constantly look over in my life like being alive and just being able to walk and move around still. So many people wake up unable to do those things so I could spend more time being grateful. This was an experience for me that I don’t think I’ll ever forget and that I might try to commit to once a month so that I can keep myself grounded and work on some new poems that might strike me while I’m out. In the end the poem I choose for my chatbook might be pulled from there.
ReplyDeleteThis 'writing a poem a day week' came on the worst (best?) week possible for it. It was tech week of the show, getting close to midterms, my dog was dying, I was beginning a relationship(ish) and my parents were away in Ireland. I barely found time, but I always made sure to scribble a few lines and images into a notebook. It was hard because I was stifling my emotions in order to plainly get all my tasks done and when I sat to write poems I often found myself crying because it was too painful. I was dealing struggles of learning independence, coping with loss, shame, time management (which has always been such a brutal, painful struggle for me), and so so much more. I am disappointed in the poems I was able to come up with because they felt like they weren't capturing the core of this time. But now looking back, it is ridiculous that I felt that way. I jotted down the images and sensations and even though I did not have the order all together, those images and senses became the bases of great poems when I revisited them later.
ReplyDeleteI will keep up this practice in the future as it is the best way to be constantly strengthening those observational, sensorial and practical writing muscles. I would like to do this on a less stressful week. ha.
When we had originally been assignment to write a poem each day for a week, I was a bit skeptical of how the entire experience would go. It honestly struck my anxiety and I told myself, “There’s no way I can do this!” The interesting thing I came to find out while writing my poems each day, was in fact that I COULD do it! I realized that I started to write things down on my phone if I could not sit down and write the poem at that exact moment. For example, I was driving my car, the same one that I’ve had since Junior year of high school (I’m not in my fifth year of college), and it seemed as if nothing was working! I mean the car was falling apart. What I decided to do was write down in my phone exactly what was bothering me about the car and then when I got home I sat down to write my poem. The poem came out better than I had expected! 3 out of 7 of my poems actually dealt with a car in some way, so i believe my mind had been on this topic. This technique of jotting things down before writing my poem definitely worked well for me. I feel as if U started to pay much more attention to my surroundings as well. The thought in my head each day was “What can i write about today?” By doing this, I paid attention to so much detail that I never would have done before. Such as the leaves falling, the sound my steering wheel makes, or even the tapping of a keyboard when I'm trying to focus. Overall, I would say this was not an easy task, but I'm glad that it had been assigned because I feel it opened up the creative side of my mind and helped me to dig deeper within my poetry.
ReplyDeleteWriting a poem a day. Writing a story a day. These are goals I created for myself on my vision board. Not being able to write the way I want for years, I feel has taken a toll on my growth. I can create a poem while doing my daily routine. Mumbling words to myself is easier than writing it down.
ReplyDeleteSince this class has started, writing poems are a bit easy. The words, ideas and feelings seem to be flowing. Though my poems don't always seem like it makes sense, I enjoy my imaginative process.
I make it mandatory to always walk with a journal/notebook in my bag. So it inspiration ever kicks me then I have no excuse to ignore the call.
Writing is a way to release and relax the mind.
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