chael
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Post by chael on Jul 18, 2009 22:58:30 GMT -5
i've been writing a lot lately, and i was wondering what the clllllllct is up to with poetry and prose. share your work and discuss writing in this thread! personally, i just finished writing my first ebook of poetry and it is called "you saw our cities on a weathermap, they looked close". you can read it online for free at weathermapz.blogspot.com/ and feel free to tell me what you think! now, tell me about your writing.  |
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Post by linguisticbanter on Jul 19, 2009 14:47:20 GMT -5
I definitely dig this. Your writing style is pretty raw, which is nice. I really really like 'new england is beautiful.'. The straightforwardness and bluntness of it is shocking at times, but refreshing.
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marmar
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Post by marmar on Jul 19, 2009 17:28:51 GMT -5
first i was like "this sounds like tao lin" but then i was like "this still be mad good, son"
i really liked the one about the hairdresser girl
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chael
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Post by chael on Jul 19, 2009 19:26:39 GMT -5
aw, thanks for the kind words. and yeah, tao lin's a major influence on my poetry. i want to read some other people's stuff if anyone feels like sharing.
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Post by linguisticbanter on Jul 19, 2009 19:43:15 GMT -5
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chael
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Post by chael on Jul 19, 2009 21:05:11 GMT -5
i like your poetry and music a lot! the poem 'remember' was aching and sweet.
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Post by linguisticbanter on Jul 19, 2009 21:16:42 GMT -5
Yeah? Thanks! It's actually a song that will be on the ep I plan on releasing sometime soonish. It's sort of inspired by a book called Animal's People, have you ever heard of/read it?
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chael
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Post by chael on Jul 20, 2009 10:59:54 GMT -5
no, i haven't! tell me about it, it sounds interesting.
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Post by linguisticbanter on Jul 20, 2009 18:31:52 GMT -5
It's based around this big chemical spill in India and it follows this young man who is known as Animal. He's called this because he walks on all fours since his spine was basically bent from the effects of the chemicals around the city. The spill is something that actually happened in the 80s, but the story is fictional. It's very heart-wrenching and beautiful and blunt and nasty and funny. Just very good basically. I got it in the 6 dollar bin at B&N. |
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chael
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Post by chael on Jul 21, 2009 10:14:14 GMT -5
it sounds interesting. that reminds me of like, oil spills in the ocean where seagulls get covered in oil and fish die. it sounds sad.
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Post by linguisticbanter on Jul 21, 2009 11:33:39 GMT -5
You should definitely pick it up if you get the chance. It reminded me of those things too and a bit of the Dresden bombing, though with less utter destruction.
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Post by amandatague on Jul 21, 2009 21:36:23 GMT -5
i have a writing blog. amandatague.blogspot.comit's essays, excerpts from essays, prose poems and info on shows i host/readings i do. right now i'm polishing/editing my grad app portfolio. i also put out little nonfiction chapbooks that i hand out for free or donation and sometimes mail out for trades and a couple bucks. |
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Post by linguisticbanter on Jul 21, 2009 22:12:52 GMT -5
I dig this a lot.
Also, I am fer sure interested in your nonfiction publishings.
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chael
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Post by chael on Jul 23, 2009 14:55:17 GMT -5
amanda, this is lovely. i really love prose poetry, have you read max jacob at all? he wrote the dice cup, a book of prose poems that i love.
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