| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 02/03/15 at 08:32 AM Interesting perspective Ken. Having been there years ago, marriage certainly changes the dynamics of what we do as artists. In my case, my ex thought poetry was a total waste of time, as it didn't pay the rent and bills. Just doing something for the pleasure of it was beyond her. After all these years, we're still good friends, and age/wisdom have somewhat changed her perspective, even without financial gain. :) |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 02/04/15 at 05:36 PM Another poet friend of mine calls is "writing in ash", i.e., the ashes of the past, and processing those. So if he posts something about yearning, or remembering, fondly or not so fondly, he just calls it ash-writing, and I know what he means. It's not a lament, exactly, but it's a piece of what still needs to be expressed. The thing is, I've always found this curious as a writer. The writing, for me, is but a moment, maybe a few. But when it's written and done, so am I. Yet, there are the words, "written down in black and white" as it were, and for eternity it would seem we, the writers, are still expressing it - when actually, we're done. It's the reader's job to carry the expression forward. |
