Year of Poetry Update - Week 25
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So impressed was I by the early chapters of the The Triggering Town, that I decided to purchase the ebook of Making Certain it Goes On- The Collected Poems of Richard Hugo. Now bearing in mind that my close readings take anywhere from an hour to an hour and a half I haven't made much headway in this 400+ page tome but you'll see below I did read ones that are available at the Poetry Foundation..
In Stafford Country
No hills. Raw wind unchecked, brings word
of death from Texas. No shade. Sun bruises
the oats gold. With homes exposed
no wonder people love. Farms absorb
the quiet of the snow, and birds
are black and nameless miles away.
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I also received notification of another paid publication - I will be in the inaugural issue of Snap Journal. It came as a complete surprise to me as I had forgotten that I'd submitted a poem back in March. So my acceptances versus rejections for the year sits at 8:7 or 53% which any poet/writer will tell you is excellent. So no complaints.
The Writing
As you'll note from the stats below I was able to find extra time for all elements of the plan this week. I'll thank the cold weather and the dearth of anything interesting on TV owing to the ongoing election coverage and commercial networks reluctance to deliver engaging programs.
Yes I spent most of my evenings writing at the fireside. This week's writing was writing and rewriting the one poem using some of Richard Hugo's suggestions. I don't think I've ever spent so much time on the one poem (and I'll continue tomorrow).
The Study
I polished off the The Triggering Town this week. I found the first half the book immensely helpful - the right learning at the right time. The later writings in the book seem more autobiographical and tangential to the writing of poetry but were interesting nonetheless.
Close Reading
This week I read Richard Hugo's Mill at Romesdal and In Stafford Country. I did so both before purchasing the collected works and it's only now checking the digital collection that I realise that when I printed off a copy of the Mill at Romesdal I only printed half the poem. Even for half a poem I found it well done.
For the Statbadgers:
Total time: 13:24 (307:29) hrs
poem writing = 6.10 (131:53) hrs
close reading = 2:26(62:45) hrs
technique/theory 3:38(75:38) hrs
reflection = 1:00 (24:44) hrs
Poetry written:
0 (23) poems completed
14 poems in draft
1 poem abandoned
1 poem facing execution at dawn
Poems Submitted:
-1(14 in total) poems
Poems Published:
1(7) poem
Live Performances:
0(2)
Rejections:
The Study
I polished off the The Triggering Town this week. I found the first half the book immensely helpful - the right learning at the right time. The later writings in the book seem more autobiographical and tangential to the writing of poetry but were interesting nonetheless.
Close Reading
This week I read Richard Hugo's Mill at Romesdal and In Stafford Country. I did so both before purchasing the collected works and it's only now checking the digital collection that I realise that when I printed off a copy of the Mill at Romesdal I only printed half the poem. Even for half a poem I found it well done.
For the Statbadgers:
Total time: 13:24 (307:29) hrs
poem writing = 6.10 (131:53) hrs
close reading = 2:26(62:45) hrs
technique/theory 3:38(75:38) hrs
reflection = 1:00 (24:44) hrs
Poetry written:
0 (23) poems completed
14 poems in draft
1 poem abandoned
1 poem facing execution at dawn
Poems Submitted:
-1(14 in total) poems
Poems Published:
1(7) poem
Live Performances:
0(2)
Rejections:
0(7) poems
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