To publish, or not to publish?
To post or not to post? That is the question. I am in a quandary. There are poems that I would like to post and share with you all. All of which will someday show up in my second collection. But what I am uncertain of is publishing rights, and qualifications of poems on a blog are considered published or not. Are they considered published? Or not? I really don’t know. In many poetry publications, literary magazines, and announced contests they require previously unpublished poetry. That is where the dilemma is at.
To me, a blog is basically a journal online, but technically I believe that it is published. The reason that I think that is because years ago, there was a company that promoted their blog’s as being self-published. That is really the only thing that I have in my head that relates to the subject.
I think my ideal situation is to find some message boards where I could find an answer. I'm sure I am not the only person to struggle with the same issue.
I only can produce, on average, two to three poems a week. There are many factors included to determine this rate. The first being inspiration. It is hard for my to write a poem that has to come out of the thin air. I can do it, it’s just that it isn’t that easy. Second, I need to pick out what form I am using. Free verse? Traditional? An if traditional, what type? Dramatic Monologue, Cinquain, Haiku, limerick, or a Rondeau are all possibilities, and there are even more. I like to use rhyme and meter and so forth, but it takes a great deal of work.
I may be alone in my thinking, but I doubt it, mainly because nobody is alone in the way that they think. But to me it seems that I can achieve a greater level of expression and passion in free verse. It is unrestricted, and you can use form to a greater advantage. However, there is also some creative security in using more common traditional style as well.
I really want to work on my meter and rhyming, because it is like training for the martial arts, but for poetry. I am assuming that the more I become proficient at using traditional form, the better I will become at free verse. The more discipline I achieve, the greater my freedom will be. It’s the same principle used in my experiences as a Christian. The more I resist transgression, the freer I become as a person.
So, in conclusion, I think investigation is required before I post anymore of my poetry, and I need to practice my form, so I can become a poet Kung-Fu master.
To me, a blog is basically a journal online, but technically I believe that it is published. The reason that I think that is because years ago, there was a company that promoted their blog’s as being self-published. That is really the only thing that I have in my head that relates to the subject.
I think my ideal situation is to find some message boards where I could find an answer. I'm sure I am not the only person to struggle with the same issue.
I only can produce, on average, two to three poems a week. There are many factors included to determine this rate. The first being inspiration. It is hard for my to write a poem that has to come out of the thin air. I can do it, it’s just that it isn’t that easy. Second, I need to pick out what form I am using. Free verse? Traditional? An if traditional, what type? Dramatic Monologue, Cinquain, Haiku, limerick, or a Rondeau are all possibilities, and there are even more. I like to use rhyme and meter and so forth, but it takes a great deal of work.
I may be alone in my thinking, but I doubt it, mainly because nobody is alone in the way that they think. But to me it seems that I can achieve a greater level of expression and passion in free verse. It is unrestricted, and you can use form to a greater advantage. However, there is also some creative security in using more common traditional style as well.
I really want to work on my meter and rhyming, because it is like training for the martial arts, but for poetry. I am assuming that the more I become proficient at using traditional form, the better I will become at free verse. The more discipline I achieve, the greater my freedom will be. It’s the same principle used in my experiences as a Christian. The more I resist transgression, the freer I become as a person.
So, in conclusion, I think investigation is required before I post anymore of my poetry, and I need to practice my form, so I can become a poet Kung-Fu master.
posted by P. Allan Frederick | 12:05 PM
1 Comments:
Exactly my point! I think that everyone of my poems are children. Children I would sell out for publication and prize money, but still my children. With your children, you want the best for what you can give them. So, I can put them on this blog which only three or four people read, or I can save them for other endevors.
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