Poetry Host: Anna Waite
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Hello. I'm Anna Waite, also known asstryck. I post poems there, and irregularly host Poetry Kitchens, where I cook up poems using the ingredients given to me by commenters.
I started the Poetry Kitchens for two reasons: first, and most importantly, I wanted to get in the habit of writing again. Second, I wanted a chance to participate in the community of creators and patrons growing up around the Crowdfunding concept. Though my time to write has become fairly curtailed due to having a toddler in the house, the regular incentive to write keeps my impoverished muse going.
I chose poetry over prose because I couldn't imagine how to do prose in small, quick bites that lend themselves more to the crowdfunding model. Other people have since managed that quite well, while I've discovered that poetry isn't necessarily easier or faster. Silly me.
My poetry ranges all over, especially since a lot of it has been to requests lately. There's nothing like trying to write poems by request to break you out of your mold.
stryckHello. I'm Anna Waite, also known as
stryck. I post poems there, and irregularly host Poetry Kitchens, where I cook up poems using the ingredients given to me by commenters.I started the Poetry Kitchens for two reasons: first, and most importantly, I wanted to get in the habit of writing again. Second, I wanted a chance to participate in the community of creators and patrons growing up around the Crowdfunding concept. Though my time to write has become fairly curtailed due to having a toddler in the house, the regular incentive to write keeps my impoverished muse going.
I chose poetry over prose because I couldn't imagine how to do prose in small, quick bites that lend themselves more to the crowdfunding model. Other people have since managed that quite well, while I've discovered that poetry isn't necessarily easier or faster. Silly me.
My poetry ranges all over, especially since a lot of it has been to requests lately. There's nothing like trying to write poems by request to break you out of your mold.
Welcome!
Date: 2011-11-08 08:31 am (UTC)>>Second, I wanted a chance to participate in the community of creators and patrons growing up around the Crowdfunding concept.<<
I'm really happy to see more folks getting into crowdfunded poetry. I think it's a good way to explore poetry.
>>Other people have since managed that quite well, while I've discovered that poetry isn't necessarily easier or faster.<<
Some people find that writing a given thing gets faster and easier with practice. It does for me. After 30+ years of writing poetry, I've gotten fast enough to knock out a couple dozen poems in a busy fishbowl day. So keep at it and you'll probably make progress.
>>There's nothing like trying to write poems by request to break you out of your mold.<<
Yes! I never have any shortage of ideas, but I love getting outside inspiration because it boosts my diversity. This month's fishbowl, somebody asked for steampunk. Okay, I almost never write anything like that. But I got two great poems out of it, fell in LOVE with the setting, and have been working on background material all week. Hee!
Re: Welcome!
Date: 2011-11-08 11:49 am (UTC)Re: Welcome!
Date: 2011-11-09 12:07 pm (UTC)