lying | the art of poetry & of writing
Published May 21, 2005
Who said that I or any poet should be held to a different or higher standard than the rest of the world? Why should poets be expected to reveal the entire truths of themselves, reveal the depths of their heart, their metaphysical underpinnings.
Does the rest of the world go about with their heart on their sleeve? They do not, they demand or expect it of the poet, of the writer, of public and even not so public figures. The double standard, the hypocrisy of it all, and not even seen by those who do it. So to those who point and accuse and demand more of the writer than they offer of themselves, what can I say ... The whine of the demand is no more than an infant throwing a temper tantrum, kicking and punching at no more than air.
- lying | the art of poetry & of writing
- Published: May 21, 2005
- Type: Opinion
- Section: Culture
- Filed Under: Culture: Arts, Culture: Media
- Writer: Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti
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i think there is a misunderstanding here: i didn't "feature" that book. i just had to put some writing books from amazon - as is the rule here, as you know - and that was among the first books to come up. I did not review ANY book here. It is an opinion piece and highly subjective -- sorry if that wasn't clear to you. I thought it was quite clear. my apologies - ...
thanks for reading
sadi
Sorry Sadi...
I know you made no specific mention of the book. I only used the word "featured" to make it clearer which book I meant.
The reason I pointed out disliking it was not anything about you, but just for anyone who might think the book looked interesting.
Now you changed the book and people will think I'm crazy anyhow! Seein' things! :D
sorry, N - i changed the book because i fundamentally agree with you. Annie Lamott's book is far superior and a GREAT book, if you haven't read it -- do check it out (tho you've prob. read). But no, don't feel bad. I just wanted to be clear that this wasn't a review or an endorsement of any particular book, but really just an opinion piece written by a writer and an editor. It came up because so many people took my poems, in particular, as very autobiographical. And while some are, some are not. It's always a mistake to think someone can sum you up that simply : we are complex, all of us, and i was sort of annoyed that anyone would presume to know me that intimately just by reading my work. I mean, on the one hand, it said the work was convincing, effective, all good things, but it was the conclusion that bothered me.
anyway, i could go on and on, as i do in the article; so will let that do the talking. if you want, you can visit my poetry etc. (that is relavent to this piece by going to www.tantmieux.squarespace.com
thanks again ;-) - no worries
sadi
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Very interesting. I'm not great with poetry...or good with poetry...or average!
I would like to say that I have a gawd-awful amount of books on writing, and the one I liked the least was the featured book...Writing Down the Bones. Maybe it's better with a poetic temperament, but it felt like a waste of money for me!