Comments on: The Writer’s Group

By: Taylor

Taylor — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:54:29 +0000

amazing, appreciated your input,

Smiles.

By: Charles Elliott/Beautyseer

Charles Elliott/Beautyseer — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:53:26 +0000

Put me down as one of them nasty critics this time. I would like to have been shown these characters, not merely told of them. A bit of physical description, a line or fragment of dialogue would have really sold me this poem. I think you are onto something, just want to see and hear these ’shoppers.

As Billy Collins did in this poem, “Workshop”: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/176048

By: Window lad

Window lad — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:19:50 +0000

..ha, you are very keen with your observations my friend.. i must agree with all as i have encountered many of ‘em here in the blogosphere… i suspect i belong to the ————- group… hehe.. i had a lot of fun reading here, thanks!

Good day!

~kelvin

By: Yousei Hime

Yousei Hime — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:56:46 +0000

I’m with Chris, too much like college. I’m in one now, and though there are still some similarities, the maturity level is higher. Sooooo grateful for that, and for finding dVerse.

By: Chris G.

Chris G. — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:43:51 +0000

The community of writers…it is a wondrous thing to find so many devoted to the beauty of language, and the craft of the written word. Had a few good writers groups myself, but there is always worry of the bad ones, the fear of finding un-likeminded people, there only to hear themselves speak or to destroy others attempts to do so. Still, this work as a whole took me back to college, where so many of those blossomed.

By: Natasha

Natasha — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:35:56 +0000

Loved this! And so happy you joined us…(bubbled the chunky monkey in the rose colored glasses!) The things we do to share our words eh? All the time and effort put into to working up the nerve…you have painted a wonderful example of not just a writers group…but the planet on a whole!

By: Pat Hatt

Pat Hatt — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:54:43 +0000

Great verse and yeah writers groups tend to scare me for the most part, too many ego’s there seem to be.

By: Bajanpoet

Bajanpoet — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:30:28 +0000

LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: brian miller

brian miller — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:02:41 +0000

ha nice….writers groups can be very scary spaces…egos come out and it can get ugly…when you have commited people that are really intersting in helping it can be a beautiful thing…

By: Gay

Gay — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:41:23 +0000

Chris, I know this group and belonged to one like it for about ten years. The poets eventually split off, came up with something like a manifesto, rarely hurt, mostly supported, always remembered, and continuously challenged. They were years I learned and improved. I consider them all my friends still although we’ve all grown older and life has restricted us, there are good memories and genuine respect for one another’s work.

Thanks for this. I need to send some emails