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Thu, 2011-12-15 08:39

Very good idea.

I'm not sure about calling it Research, sounds like hard work, perhaps Resources?

cheers,
Jess
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themoonman

Thu, 2011-12-15 08:51

Resources ...

much better!!!

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Candlewitch

Sun, 2012-01-08 16:44

Hello,

Please pardon my ignorance, but, who is Brian?

Thanks. Cat

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Sun, 2012-01-08 19:13

Brian hasn't returned since the crash

but remember his WOW series, Writers On Writing, used to appear on the homepage?

cheers,
Jess
A new workshop on the most important element of poetry-
'Rhythm and Meter in Poetry'
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/rhythm-and-meter-poetry

wesley snow

Thu, 2012-04-19 23:20

I don't know that I see the benefit in this,

but we have the room (we have the room, right?). Collecting all the various blogs produced concerning critique all in one place is a winner, but I feel we already have a location for gathering work on writing in general. It's called NeoPoet.
I mean isn't that what we are about? Just a thought in that direction. I don't disagree per se and it certainly couldn't hurt to have a location for blogs dedicated solely to the craft of writing. I happen to have posted a couple of them myself.
wesley

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Thu, 2012-04-19 23:33

It's not about collecting the informative blogs in one place,

it's about setting up an entirely separate Resource section. A committee of the more poetically informed poets could decide what goes in there.

cheers,
Jess
A new workshop on the most important element of poetry-
'Rhythm and Meter in Poetry'
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/rhythm-and-meter-poetry

Thu, 2012-04-19 23:59

It makes sense,

a great image.
Someone needs to volunteer to help put Ian's A-Z of poetic terms into a manageable state. Also all your blogs on critique, some of mine, and perhaps ask the workshop leaders to write a summary of the workshops they have done.

cheers,
Jess
A new workshop on the most important element of poetry-
'Rhythm and Meter in Poetry'
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/rhythm-and-meter-poetry

wesley snow

Thu, 2012-04-19 23:59

Yes Beau, it does.

And both of you have pushed me over the edge to create a little excitement over a good idea. This is what you reminded me of...
My two favorite "Rhyming Dictionaries" (which of course are not dictionaries at all... a piece of information that is lost on beginning poets, but that would be one of a trillion pieces of info gleaned at the new, improved, all knowing... okay) rhyming dictionaries... The first is the old Clement Wood thing and the other is Williard R. Espy's "Words to Rhyme With". Other than being rhymers, both of these books have "poet craft books". Small (too small) sections at the beginning with an overview of the poet's craft.
We are a "teaching" environment. Of course we should have a reference section, a "Poet's Craft Book". At first it would only be a collecting of essays discussing poetry from iambs to critique. As it grows we would want to put a poet (or hopefully two or more as it grows) in charge of organization, so a poet of any skill level could arrive at NeoPoet and spontaneously have a gaggle of questions answered while raising new ones.
I'm not only sold, I'm excited.
wesley

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A poet is a nightingale, who sits in darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude with sweet sounds. Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Tue, 2012-07-31 10:19

Beau

I have already broken these Blog's down to smaller groups I shall see what limit I have reached, and repost the new ones as soon as, It is the content that needs help if it's possible. I shall start the task today.
The problem is that I need to find a permanent place where they can sit without blocking the stream, thanks for your suggestion of help,
Yours Ian.T

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wesley snow

Fri, 2012-04-20 00:20

It sounds like a daunting task,

but if we take it slow. And yes, putting it in much smaller pieces! Being the poet here who still tries to get someone to read my hulking epic, I understand more than most the importance of posting in small sections. I won't run the project, but you can count on me to assist.
wesley

W. H. Snow

A poet is a nightingale, who sits in darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude with sweet sounds. Percy Bysshe Shelley

Learn how, teach others.
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Fri, 2012-04-20 00:23

It needs a separate section of the site,

called Resources.
We need to ask Andrew about implementing this great idea.

cheers,
Jess
A new workshop on the most important element of poetry-
'Rhythm and Meter in Poetry'
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/rhythm-and-meter-poetry

jane210660

Tue, 2017-04-18 05:09

I missed this scrolling

I missed this scrolling through Jess. I agree - see my post at the bottom. Jx

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Mon, 2012-07-30 11:48

sounds like a good idea

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scribbler

Mon, 2012-07-30 12:52

Hi

I think the idea of being able to reference different forms and such without having to click to another site is great. Could maybe even download a thesaurus.....................stan

Mon, 2012-07-30 13:21

Hey

being able to find resources that benefit the site would make a big difference.

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Tue, 2012-07-31 04:56

Resourses

Thank you all that had looked at the A-Z of poetry terms I have on Neo.
On my home site I have broken it up into several pieces, I can carry on with this form of reference.
The only thing is that I have included some input and variety from our own poets.
It only needs them to comment with a change then once that is done they can unpublish their comment so that the A-Z doesn't get too clogged.
I shall have another look at the bits and see what there is that I can do to improve them.
We just need a place to put these things so that new or old can go to the A-Z as they wish but it needs a lot of input ????
Yours Ian.T

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themoonman

Tue, 2012-07-31 08:51

Ian ...

Just wanted to thank you for posting what you have,
we have all looked at it and it does need some sorting
but it does indeed have oodles of information.

thank you

Richard

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Tue, 2012-07-31 10:09

Richard

Many thanks for your comment on the A-Z I do need lots of help on it's content, it is only the bones of things.
We really need to find a way of where an entry can be edited by other than the original Author, but only on a higher level.
Something a kin to co writing mode where I can let others in.
But I will Edit to the comments that are received I have brought the Blog up to date when time permits or I find something new.
Any suggestion that the Blog's need I shall write them up as they come in, thank you again for your support..
Yours, Ian.T

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Tue, 2012-07-31 11:15

Poetry A-Z

I have broken the poetry forms down to single Items A-B-C etc: they will be edited as time permits.
I hope these will be of some use to many.
Please send any edits needed to the main Blog A-Z then I will incorporate them into the system.

Yours Ian.T

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Tue, 2012-07-31 17:38

Beau

Anything that you think is needed in the A-Z just either PM or add to comment on the A-Z Blog, this applies to any edits I will need to do.
Thanks for your look, Yours Ian.T

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Thu, 2016-09-15 00:22

Great idea mark

Implementing this could really help new members and long time members find a home based resource center to get a variety of researched info that would help them with poetry and writing skills. A wonderful feature that would require Andrew expertise I'm sure

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Thu, 2016-09-15 10:07

I don't know

I reckon some wouldn't

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Thu, 2016-09-15 00:22

Great idea mark

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jane210660

Tue, 2017-04-18 05:08

Long thread

Very long thread and lots of ideas.
My thoughts for what they're worth.
A collection of informative blogs is a great idea, but I wouldn't call them resources.' Poets Corner' or Wesley's 'Poets Craft book'
I would then have a dedicated 'Resources' section where you could look up poetic terms, styles, poetic jargon, meter etc. This would take quite a bit of doing, but over time would build up into a sound knowledge base.
I know the blogs are informative, reference and links could be made to the relevant ones in the resources section.

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lovedly

Sun, 2017-04-23 00:36

I have a small idea

many poets here
I have observed
at times use words normally unheard
to leave readers
in the vast nightly wilderness lurch
and
force them to search
the Google meaning thereof of words
simply to show off most of the time

some simple examples are
I have come across
petrichor,fecundity,petulant,stoic poignant etcetc etc
and so on
at times irrelevantly placed

I suggest some great critique here
picks up such words
from all poetry posted by neos
and make a small dictionary

''NEOPOETS VOCABULARY''
WHAT SAY thee

Keith Logan

Wed, 2017-05-31 08:34

Loved

You supply a list of five words, the first couple of which I would never use (indeed the first one was new to me) but the others I use in everyday speech without the slightest thought that they may not be well known to others. I am self taught by the simple expedient of reading poetry I like. Fortunately most of that stems from the nineteenth century, when writers understood language.

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Sun, 2017-04-23 00:43

Great idea, lovedly

You should get started on it right away. But don't use Google, use a dictionary.
Here is a good starter for you-
https://justenglish.me/2015/03/23/the-100-most-beautiful-words-in-english/

cheers,
Jess
A new workshop on the most important element of poetry-
'Rhythm and Meter in Poetry'
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/rhythm-and-meter-poetry

lovedly

Sun, 2017-04-23 01:01

good one here jess

''Who will bell the cat''

''The one who wanted to...''
haahahaaaaaaaaaa
shall do
time is limited
if permited

swamp-witch

Wed, 2017-05-31 15:03

I believe that

I still have the documents we were developing and linking to Google Drive once upon a time. Would love to know if any progress could be made on this idea. I think it should combine the blogs folks have written with added materials as well.

Kelsey

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jane210660

Wed, 2017-05-31 16:15

Kelsey

Good post, you have reminded me, we should get a proper resources section up and running.
Jx

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swamp-witch

Wed, 2017-05-31 19:32

Jane,

Here is the document I mentioned. So far it was just a compilation of what people on the site had already written, just from what I was able to find by scouring the site.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L_UxXaYm3MjdbmDs2Q5eFsmuSytIWtU_7Sor...

It would likely be easy to use the existing forum function to make the resources section. We would need to be able to start a new main topic that could have threads made within it. Then we would just need a link/button added to the main navigation menu.

Kelsey

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