10 June 2007
Technical Difficulties...
My frackin'
power adaptor not only electrocuted me, but it now no
longer works. As I have an ibook for word processing
and am too lazy and don't have the room to unpack my
mini (yes, I travel with three computers), I will be
out of contact for a week to ten days.
If you need me, I'll be checking my email intermittently. Still, letters are preferable.
If you need me, I'll be checking my email intermittently. Still, letters are preferable.
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Easy-Going...
Nestled in
the mountains, it hasn't take me long to get happy
again. Yesterday, someone actually called me
easy-going.
It really was Poland. I'm working on a blog entry about it, but I need more time - and distance, to be fair.
It's such beautiful country here, I really want to get out and explore. There's a beautiful lake nearby and so many excellent roads and paths along the two local rivers. Not to mention the day trips that I can make to a list of places nearby that I would like to visit. I'll probably create a photo gallery soon, once I've gotten out more.
The thing is, given the serenity of my immediate surrounding and just how many of my needs are seen to here (I've been treated very well), I am motivated to do little besides work. All work and no play, though...I'll give it a week. Then, I'll see where I am and who might be up for journeying with me. Even though I got writing done in Cracow, there is comparison to how much I am doing here.
I entered the first half of Dekalog in the Boston Review's poetry prize. Not a thing for which I generally would have forked over the $20 entry fee, but I took a shot at it based on what I read about the judge and because of how much of a departure it is for me. Perhaps it will be strange enough for them. :) The second half of Dekalog is (well) under construction. I am working on a ballad (which might be posted soon), a corona of sonnets (ditto - at least some), and a sestina (not a chance) as part of the second half (but not all). Once, I had a teacher who lamented that, "metricians have it so easy." Um, nope. Not here. One of the problems with writing this thing, is maintaining a sense of continuity between the free verse and metered work. And, not being an experienced metrician, really challenging myself. However, I happen to love these problems.
I've also returned to my "Answering Ezekiel" poem. I always knew that I would - that it was part of a cycle - but, I also knew that I would need time, given how long it took to write just the one poem. I hear a song that Ezekiel's mother sings to him before putting him to bed. I'm trying to write that down.
It really was Poland. I'm working on a blog entry about it, but I need more time - and distance, to be fair.
It's such beautiful country here, I really want to get out and explore. There's a beautiful lake nearby and so many excellent roads and paths along the two local rivers. Not to mention the day trips that I can make to a list of places nearby that I would like to visit. I'll probably create a photo gallery soon, once I've gotten out more.
The thing is, given the serenity of my immediate surrounding and just how many of my needs are seen to here (I've been treated very well), I am motivated to do little besides work. All work and no play, though...I'll give it a week. Then, I'll see where I am and who might be up for journeying with me. Even though I got writing done in Cracow, there is comparison to how much I am doing here.
I entered the first half of Dekalog in the Boston Review's poetry prize. Not a thing for which I generally would have forked over the $20 entry fee, but I took a shot at it based on what I read about the judge and because of how much of a departure it is for me. Perhaps it will be strange enough for them. :) The second half of Dekalog is (well) under construction. I am working on a ballad (which might be posted soon), a corona of sonnets (ditto - at least some), and a sestina (not a chance) as part of the second half (but not all). Once, I had a teacher who lamented that, "metricians have it so easy." Um, nope. Not here. One of the problems with writing this thing, is maintaining a sense of continuity between the free verse and metered work. And, not being an experienced metrician, really challenging myself. However, I happen to love these problems.
I've also returned to my "Answering Ezekiel" poem. I always knew that I would - that it was part of a cycle - but, I also knew that I would need time, given how long it took to write just the one poem. I hear a song that Ezekiel's mother sings to him before putting him to bed. I'm trying to write that down.