English @ SUNY Geneseo | Rachel Colomban | Activity https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/members/rachelcolomban/activity/ Activity feed for Rachel Colomban. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:23:02 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 c4b63f3d89925234f80e86a6f6be2afd Rachel Colomban commented on the post, Walt Whitman on contradiction;, on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2016/05/10/walt-whitman-on-contradiction/#comment-7601 Wed, 11 May 2016 04:07:34 -0500 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 […]

]]> 949ae32eff0ed00773c4cd1e7184a04d Rachel Colomban commented on the post, Found Poems and Copyright, on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2016/05/10/found-poems-and-copyright/#comment-7600 Wed, 11 May 2016 03:59:38 -0500 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 […]

]]> bd56de1dd86601ed4a6e1b88198fdb94 Rachel Colomban commented on the post, Word Obsessions, on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2016/05/10/word-obsessions/#comment-7598 Wed, 11 May 2016 03:33:34 -0500 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 […]

]]> 4cdfb237c73496aeb1afe0bb6a180edb Rachel Colomban edited the blog post Limericks in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/6483/ Wed, 11 May 2016 03:26:43 -0500 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]

]]> 0 c39c132a39b5661c3e092f328105a503 Rachel Colomban commented on the post, Writers write what they know;, on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2016/05/10/writers-write-what-they-know/#comment-7597 Wed, 11 May 2016 03:06:19 -0500 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 […]

]]> 7a1413195e7caaeb3f0f236a4d786c04 Rachel Colomban commented on the post, A Temporary Farewell to the Poetry Workshop, on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2016/05/10/a-temporary-farewell-to-the-poetry-workshop/#comment-7596 Wed, 11 May 2016 02:56:37 -0500 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.

]]> c73882b33f5f2a46037fcdeb9cdb8290 Rachel Colomban commented on the post, Blog Post: Architecture of a stanza as a wave, on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2016/05/09/blog-post-architecture-of-a-poem-stanza/#comment-7589 Tue, 10 May 2016 04:15:53 -0500 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 […]

]]> 5c156fc773e7cb4bd21a8f84b04ea394 Rachel Colomban wrote a new blog post Revision Rituals in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/6465/ Tue, 10 May 2016 03:55:28 -0500 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 […]

]]> 0 5acf61b26d824af8af6a373be718c1df Rachel Colomban wrote a new blog post Found Poetry in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/6450/ Sun, 08 May 2016 22:02:23 -0500 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 […]

]]> 0 0abd6efa25426034dbf801255bead8ba Rachel Colomban commented on the post, Google Poetics, on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2016/05/08/google-poetics/#comment-7583 Sun, 08 May 2016 21:40:25 -0500 “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
I found the […]

]]> b92b64bab5678a90764e61f8644599d1 Rachel Colomban commented on the post, Cool Places for Poets to Share!, on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2016/05/08/cool-places-for-poets-to-share/#comment-7582 Sun, 08 May 2016 20:28:30 -0500 That’s really cool! Does she count submissions as first-time publishing for the poems?

]]> a9f2bb58218b7d8a934de699415a9e38 Rachel Colomban wrote a new blog post On Performing Poetry and Authorial Intent in the group The Contemporary Poem https://sunygeneseoenglish.org/activity/p/6419/ Wed, 04 May 2016 21:44:41 -0500 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 […]

]]> 0 f6cd009fdfceb4c39c0bc4e35a894332 Rachel Colomban commented on the post, Poetics of Trauma, on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2016/04/27/poetics-of-trauma/#comment-7519 Mon, 02 May 2016 03:34:11 -0500 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, […]

]]> 8348041af11d55a951f3118517d3dc8a Rachel Colomban commented on the post, The Anxiety to Post about Poetry, on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2016/04/19/the-anxiety-to-post-about-poetry/#comment-7514 Mon, 02 May 2016 03:22:50 -0500 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 […]

]]> 8fea40dcdcb9c9e42058cf87eb9df867 Rachel Colomban wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=883 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 05:30:58 -0500 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 […]

]]> 0bf72f5bfa06ce0f03ed01bd73396a78 Rachel Colomban wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=850 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 03:08:47 -0500 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 […]

]]> 82f25494f149531a26e4a040eb97aca2 Rachel Colomban wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=848 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 03:08:14 -0500 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 […]

]]> 46b2913ce64f1fb329823560db516ae2 Rachel Colomban wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=846 Tue, 15 Dec 2015 03:07:28 -0500 (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 […]

]]> caa843c13170b69695016335128a5735 Rachel Colomban commented on the post, The inevitable revision blog post...., on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2015/12/11/the-inevitable-revision-blog-post/comment-page-1/#comment-6954 Sun, 13 Dec 2015 23:48:32 -0500 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 […]

]]> 4128b9373fe9792c35a1b01d97fe2a45 Rachel Colomban wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=824 Thu, 10 Dec 2015 09:33:38 -0500 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 […]

]]> 403870fdcda350c4b89e86436fcc9728 Rachel Colomban commented on the post, The influence behind your poems, on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2015/12/01/the-influence-behind-your-poems/#comment-6906 Thu, 10 Dec 2015 04:40:36 -0500 Writing goals are such a strange thing. Personally, my writing goals are always different. Sometimes it’s writing just to write, while sometimes it’s to convey a feeling, or a thought. Lately, when I sit down to […]

]]> b95d0a3b203d9973c1c316feb4dd8218 Rachel Colomban wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=818 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 08:47:28 -0500 Hey, so since it’s the end of the semester I should probably actually start posting. I’ve got a question for you guys: How do you handle poems about specific personal experiences? I’ve had a few ideas rattl […]

]]> 593eadcee9843112142c199d43cb102f Rachel Colomban commented on the post, Puns? Wordplay? How does one do?, on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/2015/11/29/puns-wordplay-how-does-one-do/#comment-6897 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 08:34:29 -0500 Diego, Chloe, Maya, & Christy,

Like Chloe and Maya, when/if I write puns, I don’t usually notice them until after I write the line. These tend to feel more organic, while intentional puns tend to be more […]

]]> 4a2457e9c517c904f0b4b51b957b9621 Rachel Colomban wrote a new post on the site The Contemporary Poem http://cpoem.sunygeneseoenglish.org/?p=632 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 03:40:30 -0500 “How does, how does, how does it work…?” Asks the speaker in “Echocardiogram” as the poem’s opening. I found this poem in the repetition section of Fishhouse, and was pulled in by the title. The first line made me […]

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