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Re: caps/slight asides
Enjoyed your response, gardenpoet. No rules to follow, just my personal feedback. When I write, I typically write the piece free-form, but using caps (habit); then a quick re-edit with and without caps. I finish by using whichever sounds/feels/looks the best (to me) when reading out loud. I have this notion that you should never use the “finished” stamp without reading your words out loud a few times (though I've gotten excited and hit ‘Send’ way prematurely a few times, ha) - To me, some thoughts beg for caps, some beg to be left alone, with a feeling that the entire thought/flow/image is full and intact from first word to last without a beginning emphasis. Art, music, subjectivity. I guess on a personal level (oh everything’s a personal level) I tend to lean the same way as you when it comes to capitalizing i’s. Maybe it’s an ego thing, as if I don’t regard myself with enough esteem by leaving those little critters small. But hey, each to their own Id or id. My opinion: I don’t think the use of lowercase in sentence structure is always a matter of being sloppy, cutesy, or a poor typist; rather, a personal choice to change the flow of thoughts by avoiding Uppercase from time to time (or emphasize a group of words by de-emphasizing the first word). I’m very much in touch with my inner Shift Key! : )
It's a shame that random retards have made such measures necessary. Then again, the links are cool.
...Plagiarism is not cool. People should try a lot harder to come up with their own words.
...i see nothing wrong or pretentious with little i's. little i's are watching you.
...The best poetry stays with you. Years after you've read a great poem, the lines will still linger in your head. Some of the best poems are songs. Some of the worst poems are sonnets.
WOW!! Whateverfreesia, great stuff!!! More,please!
Madi-
I LOVE that - "in touch with my inner shift-key..." (BIG smile.)
Interestingly enough, I also see an Upper Case Letter as a break in my own writing, since I normally never write in stanza. Generally, I too will read something a couple of times if it doesn't look quite right, or simply doesn't flow. I am much too sheepish to read anything aloud... Not that any of it is all that great anyway. ;-)
What constitutes a good poem ?
What makes a poem great ?
"THE PERFECT POEM" ? ? ?
~* The Perfect Poem * ~
~ Harem ~
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CONGRATS TO THE FRONT PAGERS!!!!! BEAUTIFUL JOB, EVERYBODY!!!!! Love and smiles, Ali
Been quiet here lately... hope blender ii hasn't scared too many people off. Pretty soon I should try that "workshop poem of the week" idea...
I think that the passwords make it seem a little more work to add a comment.
Madison ~ Thanks for the attention.
All ~ Thanks for a great blender month.