tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post6745214974024790278..comments2023-10-31T09:37:59.862-07:00Comments on Rocket Kid Writing: Poem-a-Day ExerciseRachel Dacushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15754712503067644226noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post-23728555154319442382007-05-13T17:42:00.000-07:002007-05-13T17:42:00.000-07:00I went to a poetry reading last night. During the ...I went to a poetry reading last night. During the break I got some sangria and chatted with a couple strangers. Then I ran out of schmooze and thought to myself, If I'd brought my poetry notebook I would sit down and write a poem.<BR/><BR/>Then again I do carry loose paper in my travel pack and I had the portable writing surface of a library book (a mystery by Joseph Hansen) so I pulled out paper, pen, and book and started writing. The poet/audience member next to me later said, "Were you writing a poem?" <BR/><BR/>When I acknowledged the fact he said, "You've got more balls than me." <BR/><BR/>I can write anywhere at any time. All it takes is giving oneself permission to write crap. Many a first draft written under ideal circumstances is crap, anyway. And sometimes writing in the midst of distraction leads you to interesting places. On the other hand, it wasn't all THAT chaotic in the break between readers at a poetry event.Glenn Ingersollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674475308395975995noreply@blogger.com