tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post4498434526894365025..comments2024-03-28T06:43:50.925-04:00Comments on The Poem Farm: The Artist Speaks in Poem #326Amy LVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-87842127200242205422011-02-22T09:22:33.650-05:002011-02-22T09:22:33.650-05:00I can't wait to share this poem with my studen...I can't wait to share this poem with my students. They will be stunned to learn that it doesn't always come easy. Thanks for showing this side so openly.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380444755014273274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-50298217020220530622011-02-20T18:41:00.008-05:002011-02-20T18:41:00.008-05:00Jeannine, You are so right. It seems that part of...Jeannine, You are so right. It seems that part of this is figuring out which voices to listen to. I'm sorry you're going through the doldrums too, and I greatly appreciate your words about the "Yay." It takes a friend to remember this! A.<br />--------------<br />Cathy, I was so curious about that ebook talk! That book looks great. Thank you for your note. This blog discipline has taught me a lot more than writing! I'm so grateful to have met people like you. A.Amy L Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830987204619914326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-27339572404024976452011-02-20T10:31:56.543-05:002011-02-20T10:31:56.543-05:00I have joined Franki's ebook talk about "...I have joined Franki's ebook talk about "Fires in the Mind". This poem makes me think about all the author says it takes to become an "expert". The importance of practice, hard work, and persistence in the process. <br /><br />Your poem reminds me of the importance of hard work in achieving our goals. (I'm always so amazed by your ability to add a poem each day. I know it can't always be easy. Talk about persistence!) <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your talent with all of us.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-50363936649201810322011-02-20T09:24:17.347-05:002011-02-20T09:24:17.347-05:00I love this conversation with yourself. We all hav...I love this conversation with yourself. We all have so many voices, the ones that get discouraged, the ones who get us back to paper. I've been going through a rough period, too, and sometimes complain to my husband who patiently waits it out, and I can tell those eyes are thinking: you've been through this before, you'll come out the other end. And I do. <br /><br />Yay on rejections, as we say in our writing group, because it means you're sending things out. And sweeter letters will follow.Jeannine Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886966069866356470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-24780296256255421212011-02-20T08:50:53.684-05:002011-02-20T08:50:53.684-05:00Bill, Thank you so much for your kind comment. I ...Bill, Thank you so much for your kind comment. I really agree with that musician. Inspiration is a lovely visitor, but hardly a reliable one! A.Amy L Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830987204619914326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343349006357324362.post-49071633021039897532011-02-20T00:54:41.630-05:002011-02-20T00:54:41.630-05:00Amy - I heard an interview the other day. A musici...Amy - I heard an interview the other day. A musician was describing his writing process, and he said he never waits for inspiration to write. Instead, he treats writing like a job and hopes it will pay him back. Your post made me think of that. And for what it's worth, you shouldn't doubt your talent - you have it in spaes. How many great authors had their names in the greetings of numerous rejection letters?Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09886443968740543025noreply@blogger.com