I think this is a great idea! I’ve only ever written poetry for fun. I did have to do a poetry module for my degree and the tutor said it sounded like music lyrics a lot of the time. Can’t say this critique bothered me in the slightest. I still write some of my best poetry when doing the dishes.
I am currently failing to reference my childhood in a painted collage of glimspses and wallpaper scraps, and celebrating every wonky perspective and regrerrable choice of colour. Next up, I plan to fail to win not one but two writing competitions. Onwards and downwards!
This is a brilliant idea and has got me back on track, so thank you for writing and posting this. I’ve been playing all my failures on loop this morning and now I am looking at them differently, in a more positive light that actually celebrates them as achievements in their own right.
I think this is a great idea! I’ve only ever written poetry for fun. I did have to do a poetry module for my degree and the tutor said it sounded like music lyrics a lot of the time. Can’t say this critique bothered me in the slightest. I still write some of my best poetry when doing the dishes.
I am currently failing to reference my childhood in a painted collage of glimspses and wallpaper scraps, and celebrating every wonky perspective and regrerrable choice of colour. Next up, I plan to fail to win not one but two writing competitions. Onwards and downwards!
Very good message. I hope you find success in your poetry.
We should replace the word failing with learning. So it's not trying and failing, it's trying and learning.
I think it's a great idea. I've been trying my hand at fiction in private and wonder if I can summon the courage to post my clumsy attempts in public.
Thanks for this reminder. There's a quote I often remember, though I don't know who it's from: 'You haven't failed enough to succeed.'
This is a brilliant idea and has got me back on track, so thank you for writing and posting this. I’ve been playing all my failures on loop this morning and now I am looking at them differently, in a more positive light that actually celebrates them as achievements in their own right.