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Juliet Wenzel changed their profile picture 6 years, 11 months ago
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Juliet Wenzel commented on the post, Steam of (ADHD) Consciousness: Taking cues from Diego’s “Poetry Freestyle/Off the dome/”, on the site The Contemporary Poem 6 years, 11 months ago
Hi Grace and David!
As you may know, consciousness is both a source for my poems, but also what my poems try to uncover and understand. It’s an interesting dynamic. That being said, I LIVE for […]
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Juliet Wenzel commented on the post, Great Day at the Gazebo!, on the site The Contemporary Poem 6 years, 11 months ago
Hey Ari!
Sad I missed your workshop and presentation. It’s really tricky for me to use towns as sources, because I never know where to start. But you interweaved these moments really well, and made it seem […]
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Juliet Wenzel commented on the post, Spitting our Painter’s Palette into the Smog, on the site The Contemporary Poem 6 years, 11 months ago
Hey David and Arianna,
I like this post for the way it highlights how art is used in the modern day as a tool for priming consciousness and heightening cultural and political awareness. However, I have a huge […]
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Juliet Wenzel edited the blog post Taking Apart: “Telemachus” by Ocean Vuong// Writing our realities through spinning myths in the group The Contemporary Poem: 6 years, 12 months ago
I found this poem really interesting, particularly because it was informed by mythology, and I have been really into seeing how mythologies could connect to the modern day stories, or even just simply how a myth can inform a modern day poem. I think a good writing exercise for all of us would be to think about an event or person or object in our…[Read more]
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Juliet Wenzel edited the blog post Living Sources, Dead Sources in the group The Contemporary Poem: 7 years ago
Hi all!
I’ve been thinking about the deceased as a source for my poetry lately. Grace’s source showcase last week made me think about how we use living people as sources in very specific ways: their movements, behavioral quirks, noises, the way the walk or move their hands, etc; versus how lost ones would inspire poetry: more distilled, more in…[Read more]
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Juliet Wenzel wrote a new blog post the energy of happiness & writing away strife in the group The Contemporary Poem: 7 years ago
One of my biggest role models and continued writing inspiration, Andrea Gibson, recently was interviewed about her poetry and asked about her lack of love poems. She said “If the world wasn’t such a mess, I’d […]
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Juliet Wenzel commented on the post, People! (a prelude to my source showcase), on the site The Contemporary Poem 7 years ago
Hi Grace! I’m also very much into exploring ‘dimensions’ of people in my poetry. I particularly like the way you described your own processes and techniques for doing this, i.e. characterizing and exploring your […]
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Juliet Wenzel edited the blog post Mapping Consciousness & Using People as Sources in the group The Contemporary Poem: 7 years, 1 month ago
Hey all!
So, as some of you may know by now, a lot of my poetry is heavily influenced by mental spaces and human consciousness. I’ve been exploring what I’ve been referring to as a “three-dimensional consciousness” which is, the closest holistic view of yours or another’s mind works. I’ve been unpacking this idea lately with a lot more fervor,…[Read more]
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Juliet Wenzel commented on the post, Art as Source, on the site The Contemporary Poem 7 years, 1 month ago
Hey Amanda!
I’m hesitant to say I am not attached to other art forms I practice, thought I respect why you phrased it that way. I’m sure for you as well as me writing is our first passion, our first craft, and […]
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Juliet Wenzel commented on the post, Art as Source, on the site The Contemporary Poem 7 years, 1 month ago
Hey Amanda!
I’m hesitant to say I am not attached to other art forms I practice, thought I respect why you phrased it that way. I’m sure for you as well as me writing is our first passion, our first craft, and […]
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Juliet Wenzel commented on the post, Poetic Source with Richard Simmons: Podcasts as Poetic Source, on the site The Contemporary Poem 7 years, 1 month ago
Hi Gabi!!! I love this post!! I really like how you justify this person as your source simply because you cannot express your love for him. That’s such a simple way to say it, but it really says a lot. And I feel […]
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Juliet Wenzel edited the blog post Taking Apart- “Haunt Me” by Hieu Minh Nguyen & some thoughts on performance poetry in the group The Contemporary Poem: 7 years, 1 month ago
I have a complicated relationship with performance poetry. I used to be a lot more of an active member of our slam team here in Geneseo, and I definitely think that learning more about performance poetry and the technique behind it has helped ground my writing process and also helped me to be experimental with the sonic qualities of my words.…[Read more]
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Juliet Wenzel commented on the post, Show Me Your List!!!, on the site The Contemporary Poem 7 years, 1 month ago
Hi Ari!
Thanks for sharing your list. I love how I could see this list of words out of context, and if I had to ascribe a poet from our class to them it would easily be you. It’s cool that we can do that! These […]
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Juliet Wenzel commented on the post, Place, place, displace, on the site The Contemporary Poem 7 years, 1 month ago
Hi Grace!
Thanks for sharing your thought process going into this exercise. I love hearing where fellow poets are at with the exercises and what you guys have been thinking about while doing them.
I like […]
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Juliet Wenzel edited the blog post grappling with mother earth as a source//questions on eco-poetry in the group The Contemporary Poem: 7 years, 2 months ago
One of my goals for this semester of workshop has been to unpack my connection to nature and to the Earth, (as a source for my writing) and try to be more mindful while doing so. Something I have been struggling recently is the issue of agency and responsibility, and being hyperaware of many instances in nature that we are scared by, annoyed by,…[Read more]
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Juliet Wenzel commented on the post, I guess I’ll blog about love…*collective sigh*, on the site The Contemporary Poem 7 years, 2 months ago
Hey Grace!!
Let me first say that I really love reading your blog posts. Your thought process is very natural and raw even when you are writing poetically on this blog, and I really appreciate that you are always […] -
Juliet Wenzel edited the blog post tracing sources//being selfish in the group The Contemporary Poem: 7 years, 2 months ago
In the poem, “Introduction to Poetry,” by Billy Collins, is this brilliant stanza:
“I say drop a mouse into a poem/ and watch him probe his way out,/ or walk inside the poem’s room/ and feel the walls for a light switch”
I came across these four lines written on a sidewalk at Governor’s Island, when I attended their annual poetry festival. …[Read more]
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Juliet Wenzel commented on the post, Poetry, Religion, and Education, on the site The Contemporary Poem 7 years, 2 months ago
Hey Amanda!
It’s alright to be scared. Fear is a good motivator. At the risk of not sounding cliche, I just wanted to offer a response to this insightful post, because it got me thinking.
I have also […]
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Juliet Wenzel wrote a new blog post Drawing Inspiration from Art in the group The Contemporary Poem: 7 years, 2 months ago
This was an unintended pun. But, as we’ve touched on how art can be a source for our poetry, I wanted to share some of the art that I continue to return to.
Htmlflowers is an artist whose colors can always pull […]
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