Taking My Own Advice

This post hit me hard, and made me realize I should take the advice I was dishing out on the Ploughshares blog about the Lehman scandal. Basically, the blogosphere seems content to debate rather than take action. And debating and discussing all aspects of poetry is interesting–even seductive. But the truth is, writing poetry is so much more satisfying for me. Somehow, I seem to have fallen into the trap of hovering around art rather than getting back inside it. The former is somehow more secure, yet ultimately less satisfying. So, I’m taking my own advice, setting the alarm early, and making a date with myself to do some more writing in the morning.

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  • http://www.collinkelley.blogspot.com Collin Kelley

    Yep, that’s good advice. I spent the weekend working on new poems and revising older ones, as well as getting a couple of submissions ready. Life goes on. :)

  • Robert

    Indeed. An unexpected blessing of rising early this morning (not that I’m ripping off Mary Oliver or anything…) was that I got to see fresh rain on the ground, and heavy mist. Despite the weather reports predicting sunny blue skies, it looks like we got some rain up here — which can only help the fire fighting efforts. Never a more welcome sight!

  • Robert

    Just a p.s. on this one to say I have been doing this pretty consistently for a couple weeks now, and besides my cat liking me more, I feel more fulfilled and happy.

  • Robert

    Another p.s. to say that thanks to DST, I am now getting up before dawn!