Comments on: Twitter & the History of Poetic Utility http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2009/11/twitter-the-history-of-poetic-utility/ Poetry Editor and Struggling Poet Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:27:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Twitterpation Nation « Slush Pile http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2009/11/twitter-the-history-of-poetic-utility/#comment-796 Twitterpation Nation « Slush Pile Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:30:32 +0000 http://timothy-green.org/blog/?p=1096#comment-796 [...] just because there’s not much management involved.” (For further reading, see Green’s blogs onTwitter, and on the democratization of [...] [...] just because there’s not much management involved.” (For further reading, see Green’s blogs onTwitter, and on the democratization of [...]

]]> By: Tim http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2009/11/twitter-the-history-of-poetic-utility/#comment-795 Tim Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:15:04 +0000 http://timothy-green.org/blog/?p=1096#comment-795 Yeah, we noticed that, too, but it's just the way that it worked out. Maybe deep down in the subconscious it seems like longer poems are more deserving, more substantiative, but it wasn't intentional, and I actually looked back amongst the better poems to see if there was something shorter that I missed. But that's just the way things broke...maybe it had as much to do with the good writers thinking longer poems had a better shot, too. Always hard to tell if it's the chicken or the egg. Yeah, we noticed that, too, but it’s just the way that it worked out. Maybe deep down in the subconscious it seems like longer poems are more deserving, more substantiative, but it wasn’t intentional, and I actually looked back amongst the better poems to see if there was something shorter that I missed. But that’s just the way things broke…maybe it had as much to do with the good writers thinking longer poems had a better shot, too. Always hard to tell if it’s the chicken or the egg.

]]> By: Mather Schneider http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2009/11/twitter-the-history-of-poetic-utility/#comment-794 Mather Schneider Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:13:42 +0000 http://timothy-green.org/blog/?p=1096#comment-794 I thought this year's winner was filled with honesty and emotion and reality, whereas last year's was filled with nothing but stock imagery. I wish she could have ended it without bringing in greek mythology, but... I also noticed that all the honorable mentions were pretty long poems. I like the Hicock poem, too. I thought this year’s winner was filled with honesty and emotion and reality, whereas last year’s was filled with nothing but stock imagery. I wish she could have ended it without bringing in greek mythology, but…

I also noticed that all the honorable mentions were pretty long poems.

I like the Hicock poem, too.

]]> By: Tim http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2009/11/twitter-the-history-of-poetic-utility/#comment-793 Tim Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:12:19 +0000 http://timothy-green.org/blog/?p=1096#comment-793 Joanne and Angie, how do you know you're not 2 and 3?? :) Poetry adapts to new mediums well, as it did to the printing press -- part of what cloaks the original purpose of poetry is that it's adapted so well to the page. If I did more events, I'd want Rattle to have a YouTube channel, but since we only do two a year it hasn't really been worth the effort. Poetry.la is awesome, though. Mather, feel free to say what you really think about anything, just don't use personal insults and you'll be fine. Glad you like the winner better...this years reminds me most of the first winner, actually, Sophia Rivkin's "Conspiracy." Same kind of energy. Joanne and Angie, how do you know you’re not 2 and 3?? :)

Poetry adapts to new mediums well, as it did to the printing press — part of what cloaks the original purpose of poetry is that it’s adapted so well to the page. If I did more events, I’d want Rattle to have a YouTube channel, but since we only do two a year it hasn’t really been worth the effort. Poetry.la is awesome, though.

Mather, feel free to say what you really think about anything, just don’t use personal insults and you’ll be fine. Glad you like the winner better…this years reminds me most of the first winner, actually, Sophia Rivkin’s “Conspiracy.” Same kind of energy.

]]> By: Mather Schneider http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2009/11/twitter-the-history-of-poetic-utility/#comment-792 Mather Schneider Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:04:18 +0000 http://timothy-green.org/blog/?p=1096#comment-792 I got the latest copy of Rattle. Two copies is nice. I think the prize winner this year is light years better than last year's. Cover art, so so. (I am trying to be civil.) I got the latest copy of Rattle. Two copies is nice. I think the prize winner this year is light years better than last year’s. Cover art, so so. (I am trying to be civil.)

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