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Rachel Colomban commented on the post, Walt Whitman on contradiction;, on the site The Contemporary Poem 7 years, 11 months ago
Nicole and DongWon,
I think the quote is also an acceptance of humanity. Humanity is capricious in nature, and people often contradict themselves. So while the quote has poetic and literary meaning, I think it […]
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Rachel Colomban commented on the post, Found Poems and Copyright, on the site The Contemporary Poem 7 years, 11 months ago
Its a good question. I think, usually with found poetry or blackout/whiteout poetry if you attribute the original writer and work it should be okay? There should definitely be some form of acknowledgement of the […]
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Rachel Colomban commented on the post, Word Obsessions, on the site The Contemporary Poem 7 years, 11 months ago
I ran my senior seminar collection through this, and its much too long to post, but I had nearly 60 “you”s, followed by “the.” I guess I need to trim more fat in my poetry. Most of my higher-impact words were only […]
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Rachel Colomban edited the blog post Limericks in the group The Contemporary Poem: 7 years, 11 months ago
So, we’ve all heard them, but since they’re typically meant for children they don’t get discussed much in academia as far as I am aware. But, they’re fun, so why not? I looked into them a bit. They’re usually nursery rhymes, but some limericks are rather lewd (like the infamous “There once was a man from Nantucket” poem, which won’t be fini…[Read more]
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Rachel Colomban commented on the post, Writers write what they know;, on the site The Contemporary Poem 7 years, 11 months ago
I agree that people tend to write what they know. I think it can produce some of the most emotional work. I also think you’re experience as a Third Culture Kid is important for your development as a writer, and […]
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Rachel Colomban commented on the post, A Temporary Farewell to the Poetry Workshop, on the site The Contemporary Poem 7 years, 11 months ago
Next year will also be my first time (in 2 years) without a workshop. It’ll be weird! Maybe we can set up a workshop-withdrawal group for everyone who can’t take a workshop.
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Rachel Colomban commented on the post, Blog Post: Architecture of a stanza as a wave, on the site The Contemporary Poem 7 years, 11 months ago
Dong Won,
I like the idea of stanzas as waves, but I think it really depends on the poem. If a stanza ends with a complete thought, it might not feel too much like its propelling the reader. In this case, it may […] -
Rachel Colomban wrote a new blog post Revision Rituals in the group The Contemporary Poem: 7 years, 11 months ago
Hey! So with portfolio time coming up, I have to ask about revisions. Everyone’s got some way they prefer to revise, whether it is all semester or a frantic night before. For some unfortunate reason, I’m most pro […]
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Rachel Colomban wrote a new blog post Found Poetry in the group The Contemporary Poem: 7 years, 11 months ago
So Gabi’s post about Google Poetics made me think about found poetry. Found poetry has always been a bit of an enigma to me. Is it lines found and arranged? How much is taken, rearranged, omitted? How much b […]
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Rachel Colomban commented on the post, Google Poetics, on the site The Contemporary Poem 7 years, 11 months ago
“I found (t)”
I found the gown
I found this humerus
I found the one
I found the one my soul loves
I found the I in team
I found the cure to growing older
I found god, I found him in a lover
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Rachel Colomban commented on the post, Cool Places for Poets to Share!, on the site The Contemporary Poem 7 years, 11 months ago
That’s really cool! Does she count submissions as first-time publishing for the poems?
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Rachel Colomban wrote a new blog post On Performing Poetry and Authorial Intent in the group The Contemporary Poem: 7 years, 11 months ago
So, I recently had my senior reading and chose to do poetry. It was pretty cool, if I do say so myself. It got me thinking about the performative aspects of poetry. When reading poetry out loud, it can completely […]
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Rachel Colomban commented on the post, Poetics of Trauma, on the site The Contemporary Poem 7 years, 11 months ago
Part of the thing with trauma poetry is that half the time, the poet doesn’t set out to write about their poetry. When something so big and traumatic happens, it stays in your brain and affects your writing, […]
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Rachel Colomban commented on the post, The Anxiety to Post about Poetry, on the site The Contemporary Poem 7 years, 11 months ago
Economic accessibility is definitely a factor, since many won’t consider a person competent in a field unless formally trained. I think the most accepted way of calling oneself a poet/writer/etc is being published […]
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Rachel Colomban wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem 8 years, 2 months ago
Generally, I don’t go for standard forms in my poetry. Verse, meter, and stanzas aren’t my thing. Instead, I tend towards making something I personally find visually appealing by playing with white space, whi […]
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Rachel Colomban wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem 8 years, 4 months ago
So, while writing my Poetic Statement, I got to thinking about the differences between being a “poetry writer” and a “poet.” In my mind, there’s a distinction between the two. Being a poetry writer means you can w […]
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Rachel Colomban wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem 8 years, 4 months ago
Hey guys! What are your thoughts on Writer’s Statements? I just finished mine, and I’m wondering what everyone did. Like, I mainly tried to connect parts of my poetry back to sound, but half the time I wanted to […]
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Rachel Colomban wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem 8 years, 4 months ago
(I’m about to put up like three different posts because I have poor time management and I figure if I’m up front with my intentions, it’ll be less bad.)
So Maya was asking about inspiration today and I deftly […]
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Rachel Colomban commented on the post, The inevitable revision blog post…., on the site The Contemporary Poem 8 years, 4 months ago
Chloe,
First off, please use “it feels so messy, like sculpting with meat” in a poem at some point. It’s so gross and perfect.
Second, revisions are really daunting. This is my first actual poetry portfolio […]
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Rachel Colomban wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem 8 years, 4 months ago
Alright, it’s 4:30 AM, I’m not sure why I’m awake, let’s do this.
So the question of authorial intent has been plaguing me all semester. I personally prescribe to the “death of the author” ideal—on […]
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