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Hello Poetry Friends,
It is hard for me to believe that it's time to type S. E. P. T. E. M. B. E. R. Wow! But, here we are knocking on the door of autumn.
The Inklings are responding to a challenge from Margaret this month:
"Jack Bedell is a former Louisiana Poet Laureate. His poem “Ghost Forest” uses the poetic element of enjambment. Write a poem on any topic using enjambment. http://www.versedaily.org/2023/ghostforest.shtml
Here is the Poetry Foundation definition: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/learn/glossary-terms/enjambment "
I confess that line breaks are something of a mystery to me. I just put them where it feels right. Enjambment requires a tad more purpose than that. My poem with attempted enjambment is from last week's inspiration from Amy Ludwig VanDerwater to students, find something delightful.
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| Photo by Linda Mitchell |
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You did such a lovely job with this, Linda. The line-breaks capture the swelling (and breaking) of waves.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting to think of people as waves through the gallery, and so fun to imagine what other people are doing, saying, thinking!
ReplyDeleteI love the way enjambment affects the rhythm and reading of a poem. It's a great tool. I love the story in your poem, the enjambment enhances the subjects' sense of urgency to share what they are sharing.
ReplyDeleteTaking notes and noticing these two long friends who are so deep in conversation. I feel the vibration of their connection in your photo and poem pairing.
ReplyDeleteLinda, I love the subject of your "delightful" poem, and your use of enjambment, which moves one along through the poem and into the "depths of living" they are sharing. Nice snap and poem to match!
ReplyDeleteIt is a delight to notice friends so deep in their conversation, it feels as if they have other, special, things for their talk. I like the movement of your lines for enjambment & that thought of "waves swelling/strolling a beach", Linda. Have a lovely weekend!
ReplyDeleteLinda, you used enjambment perfectly in your poem, and as Linda mentioned, the movement in your lines makes it flow. The photo also makes me wonder about their conversation. : )
ReplyDeleteThere's such a lovely rhythm to your poem, Linda. I also love how your inspiration sparked from the women talking rather than from the art on the walls. What a great perspective to take. Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWhile I enjoyed the clever wave metaphor very much, I keep coming back to your first line. It’s so simple but there’s something so deep to it. It makes me think of all the people in my life who have this effect on me and, to me, says so much about what’s really important. It’s not the things, it’s the people and especially these people.
ReplyDeleteI do love the friends as waves, swelling with news as they look at each other rather than the art, for now. Lovely enjambment, especially up to "depths/ of living."
ReplyDeleteLinda, your poem has a beautiful flow from the very first line to the ending. I see that your photo moves you easily into the conversation rather than the artwork. Your use of enjambment cleverly maneuveres your words and breaks. I do LOVE the quote you shared in the O'Touma interview and plan on using it in the future thanks to you. I enjoined your last two poems in your padlet. The swirling background was a great backdrop.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you, Linda - Why isn't enjambment another name for a pbj? -- But I'm learning to appreciate the intentionality of line breaks, even if my own seem to set themselves where they will!
ReplyDeleteI love that you made the living, breathing, talking women the art and the delight, rather than what was on the walls of the museum. (masterful work modifying the photograph, too!)
ReplyDeleteLinda, Your observation of a deep conversation in Something Delightful, rang so true for me with the words you chose. It's wonderful when time stands still and life continues around you, so that you become the observed. Thank you for sharing! I very much enjoyed your poem. ~ Carol ~
ReplyDeleteI love that you all focused on enjambment--and that you found a work of art in a museum that wasn't the intended art. :)
ReplyDeleteTwo challenges in one and your own photo! Wow!
ReplyDeleteI love the photo and the poem it inspired, Linda! "To whisper/news and stories/from the depths/of living" is such a great phrase. We all need true friends we can share these stories with.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this lovely warmth that you captured in your poem Linda, and in the pic! And I Love "poet swirling ink!"
ReplyDeleteWell done! And I love that quote from Aimee Nezhukumatahil. Thanks for this thoughtful post.
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