tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post6927057031382846805..comments2024-02-05T15:01:44.563-05:00Comments on Cleveland Poetics: a place for cleveland's writers and readers: Why Blog? Why Me?michael salingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717310933948991992noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-14379159593534938202009-05-19T23:48:44.983-04:002009-05-19T23:48:44.983-04:00Nice to meet you Shelley! I remember running in a...Nice to meet you Shelley! I remember running in a circle...when the Humidor was in full effect (as well as a few other spots down the way), but have since avoided circles. Decided they make me claustrophobic in nature...Poetic Genesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059824339765007512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-82913878636159656942009-05-19T11:25:00.000-04:002009-05-19T11:25:00.000-04:00What a wonderful idea! Thank you. I'll gather some...What a wonderful idea! Thank you. I'll gather some information about the history of my group and post it. I'd love to include posts about the public workshops, too. Those were very helpful for me when I was starting out, and I still enjoy them occasionally.Shelley Cherninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10132631136708521168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-39958574309591749642009-05-19T09:50:00.000-04:002009-05-19T09:50:00.000-04:00without a doubt this particular community is one t...without a doubt this particular community is one that has access to a computer, and has email addresses. posting a call for poems online means folks offline wont hear the call. i used to post paper flyers! how analog!<br /><br /><br />but as far as community, it does exist. we are bound by common desires, folk heroes like Daniel Thompson--i know people who never saw the man read but have grown into fans! <br /><br />and venues also bind us. in three yrs how many poets have read at the Lit Cafe? in what is it? 20 yrs--how many have read at Mac's Backs? <br /><br />while not all venues draw flies in from as varied necks of our wood, many do. <br />we our bound by web sites and magazines. we are bound by having chosen to live and write in Cleve.<br />new voices spring, old ones echo or die down. <br />all are welcome, tho not all want to be a part of the whole scheme of things. there are groups of poets who meet monthly, and have little interest in else.<br />we could make them a part of the community by posting some blurb about "this group" "meets here" "this often" to "write this kind of poetry". they commemorate their meetings with "this annual publication". "the members have gone from this number, to this number" thru the yrs, or whatever.<br />theres one idea for postings.Pressin Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02875715937095082907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-22046372162748390992009-05-18T21:36:00.000-04:002009-05-18T21:36:00.000-04:00I, too, often think of various social circles and ...I, too, often think of various social circles and communities as Venn diagrams (I tend to be a rather visual person).<br /><br />And the goal of interaction between the various factions/circles/what-have-you that exist within the "Cleveland Poetry Community" (which, yes, I do believe it can be called that, since that came into question) is one that I think many poets in the area would like to see accomplished.<br /><br />Integration and commingling.<br /><br />I've found, in traveling to different readings throughout the state, that communities of poets tend to isolate themselves a bit, and as a result, the work tends to become a bit homogenous in such an isolated community. Cleveland poets have quite a bit more interaction between the various circles here, but again, still have a tendency to isolate themselves. Such interaction as you're speaking of between and among different circles would benefit all of us (whether your intentions be selfish or not).Theresa Göttl Brightmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268724583965572272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-80125756708814203112009-05-18T21:34:00.000-04:002009-05-18T21:34:00.000-04:00I enjoyed reading this! It's nice to "meet" you. ...I enjoyed reading this! It's nice to "meet" you. I like your honesty and fresh perpective, and look forward to reading more.John B. Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11497208622485346132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5641117771707843067.post-2945834269926402282009-05-18T21:27:00.000-04:002009-05-18T21:27:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Theresa Göttl Brightmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268724583965572272noreply@blogger.com