the muse only seduces me in the middle of the night

Nov 28, 2005 01:56

why inspiration seems only to strike in the middle of the night I can't quite account for ( Read more... )

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corbistheca November 28 2005, 20:40:21 UTC
oh i like! this rewrite better than any of the previous drafts. it's much more rooted and flows together making sense of itself as it goes. the one spot that's still a bit bothersome to me is the jump from grown acres to long lengths of equateds -- though i absolutely love both images i can't see them as having anything to do with each other.
i like! i like much!
~ c.

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kattullus November 28 2005, 22:48:10 UTC
Thank you!

I'll have to think about that jarring transition... maybe if I switch "equateds" with the following verse "manage time"

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corbistheca November 28 2005, 23:10:13 UTC
yes, reading those two in reverse order makes more sense to me as a reader.
~ c.

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kattullus November 28 2005, 23:13:06 UTC
I agree, I'll change them around right now.

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binks November 28 2005, 22:54:11 UTC
Wow. This is one of the best poems I've ever read, no lie. I don't know precisely why, but I find this to be really amazing. I like the fifth and longest "section" the best.

The only line that didn't seem to flow was this: "memory will never supercede movies". Reading the word "movies" there was a little awkward for some reason. Not sure why.

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binks November 28 2005, 22:54:57 UTC
Oops, I hit submit too quickly. I meant to add that I understood why the "movies" line was in there, in the context of the poem, but just that "movies" sounded like the wrong word to me.

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kattullus November 28 2005, 23:03:31 UTC
you're absolutely right, it should be "film", in fact, I'll change it right now

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kattullus November 28 2005, 23:02:55 UTC
thank you!

that's high praise indeed.

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kattullus December 4 2005, 00:32:45 UTC
Thank you. I know Nick (phantastes) as well. I've added you back

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polaroidpants December 4 2005, 19:47:57 UTC
i only now had the time to read this, but now its done, and its wonderful. it really is. the sounds for this one, intended or not, are lovely. i especially enjoy the sounds the equateds-verse and the river-verse makes. yeh. i'll have to read it again.

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kattullus December 5 2005, 03:30:06 UTC
I'm glad you like it. And I'm happy you took the time to read it.

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kattullus December 5 2005, 03:44:05 UTC
also, yes, you are right, the sounds of "equateds" and "river" are the most interesting... though I didn't give much conscious thought to sounds while writing this one

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