Well we have sufficiently handled National Poetry Month, and I for one am pretty impressed with the amount and quality and diversity of the work posted in the last thirty or so days. But, i am sincerely hoping that this is not the end of a communal web space where we can post minor parts of our writing and keep in touch through our creative efforts. Therefore, two things need done:
- Name Change - Because I know other writers are just as sensitive as poets, I think it worthwhile to change the name of the site to something more universal and inclusive. So, reply and post an idea, and we can vote on them. I've vetoed, from the start, Leaves of Sass or anything else that predetermines the tonal quality of the work. You weren't even that sassy, Dinah.
- Others - Feel extraordinarily free to invite others to the blog. Just have them email me and I can add them to the roster. As a communal space, the more the merrier.
Ok, that's all for now. Perhaps Rose Awards will be posted soon...
I just finished editing a thesis paper in which the author used the term "the yolk of oppression." While this was admittedly a typo, I feel it is a useful phrase. If writing is our oppression, it also rewards us with a sunny and fulfilling egg yolk at the center of our efforts. And if our writing fails, it runs all over the place and becomes a glorious mess. Either way, yum.
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ReplyDeleteI do like the idea of using 'yolk.' Maybe we could also consider a name that has something to do with margins.. since all writers, not just poets, follow the veins of fascination into the margins.
ReplyDeletewhat if we called it "the margin is death," in honor of Robyn Schiff?
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