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Troy Seefried wrote a new blog post Abstract Reality in the group The Contemporary Poem: 4 years, 2 months ago
One of the most challenging thing for writers, in my
opinion, is avoiding abstraction in your work, especially in a medium like
poetry. I’ve fallen victim to the use of words like “fear,” “anger,” and
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Troy Seefried wrote a new blog post Source Code in the group The Contemporary Poem: 4 years, 2 months ago
So, I’ve noticed that when writing poetry, my poems tend to
turn out better when I’m doing a writing exercise rather than if I’m just
sitting down writing from nothing. I think it gives credence to the idea that […] -
Troy Seefried wrote a new blog post How I got here in the group The Contemporary Poem: 4 years, 2 months ago
To be honest I never found myself attracted to the idea of
writing poetry. I never wrote poems growing up, nor did I find myself picking
up poetry books in high school or in college. But I did eventually grow […] -
Troy Seefried commented on the post, You like what…?, on the groupblog The Contemporary Poem 4 years, 3 months ago
The way you describe your thought processes in traffic and the effect the lights have on you reminds me of the song ‘Midnight City’ by M83. The whole song drops visual imagery of lights like the lines “Look at th […]
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Troy Seefried commented on the post, My Inspiration, on the groupblog The Contemporary Poem 4 years, 3 months ago
Music is a big inspiration of mine as well. I love that you have a specific hammock for writing. It seems so peaceful. Seeing how you also take inspiration from music I would suggest looking into Erik Satie’s G […]
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Troy Seefried wrote a new blog post The Method in my Madness in the group The Contemporary Poem: 4 years, 3 months ago
For many years, my father would look at my creative process
and gasp at how chaotic it becomes. Most of my notebooks are organized like
that one movie scene from A Beautiful Mind starring Hollywood’s m […] -
Troy Seefried joined the group The Contemporary Poem 4 years, 3 months ago
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Troy Seefried became a registered member 4 years, 3 months ago