Comments for Dreaming in Iambic Pentameter http://barefootmuse.com/blog Random Thoughts About Poetry, Family & Of Course, Tea Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:12:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on This Sunday in Manayunk… by George Reitnour http://barefootmuse.com/blog/2010/01/27/this-sunday-in-manayunk/comment-page-1/#comment-66229 George Reitnour Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:12:44 +0000 http://barefootmuse.com/blog/?p=288#comment-66229 Dear Ms. Evans: My wife, son and I enjoyed your talk this afternoon at Manayunk about Millay and Larkin. I've read both of them in depth, enough to be able to tell you, for instance, that Larkin never finished any poems at this time of year (I don't know whether Larkin himself realized this). It probably does both of them good to be remembered in late January/early February. If I didn't live so far upriver, I'd participate in your course. Thanks for offering this and best wishes. Sincerely, George Reitnour Dear Ms. Evans:

My wife, son and I enjoyed your talk this afternoon at Manayunk about Millay and Larkin. I’ve read both of them in depth, enough to be able to tell you, for instance, that Larkin never finished any poems at this time of year (I don’t know whether Larkin himself realized this). It probably does both of them good to be remembered in late January/early February.

If I didn’t live so far upriver, I’d participate in your course. Thanks for offering this and best wishes.

Sincerely,
George Reitnour

]]> Comment on Ice by KateBB http://barefootmuse.com/blog/2010/01/22/ice/comment-page-1/#comment-65762 KateBB Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:55:18 +0000 http://barefootmuse.com/blog/?p=281#comment-65762 Poetry writin' is a major factor in middle aged spread, no doubt about it. Poetry writin’ is a major factor in middle aged spread, no doubt about it.

]]> Comment on Singing in the Raintown by Rachel http://barefootmuse.com/blog/2010/01/19/singing-in-the-raintown/comment-page-1/#comment-65585 Rachel Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:17:19 +0000 http://barefootmuse.com/blog/?p=278#comment-65585 That's so totally cheating, because I read this in my facebook AND my email. ;) Just kidding - I know you're on a tight schedule. And can I just say that this blog entry is chock full of delicious language: stonking? love-child? Miss you. Never give up wine. That’s so totally cheating, because I read this in my facebook AND my email. ;) Just kidding – I know you’re on a tight schedule.

And can I just say that this blog entry is chock full of delicious language: stonking? love-child?

Miss you. Never give up wine.

]]> Comment on Poetry & the New Media by Rachel http://barefootmuse.com/blog/2009/11/02/poetry-the-new-media/comment-page-1/#comment-60449 Rachel Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:35:45 +0000 http://barefootmuse.com/blog/?p=271#comment-60449 Quincy: Yes. Quincy:
Yes.

]]> Comment on Poetry & the New Media by Quincy R. Lehr http://barefootmuse.com/blog/2009/11/02/poetry-the-new-media/comment-page-1/#comment-60420 Quincy R. Lehr Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:07:16 +0000 http://barefootmuse.com/blog/?p=271#comment-60420 Or maybe Twitter is just a bit fucking stupid. Is it just me who thinks so? Or maybe Twitter is just a bit fucking stupid. Is it just me who thinks so?

]]> Comment on Poetry & the New Media by Anna M Evans http://barefootmuse.com/blog/2009/11/02/poetry-the-new-media/comment-page-1/#comment-60309 Anna M Evans Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:18:04 +0000 http://barefootmuse.com/blog/?p=271#comment-60309 LOL! If I tweeted my cups of tea that's pretty much all you'd get! Seriously though, you make some good points. The 12:1 ratio is just a guideline for those who don't want people to see their tweets as ONLY about them and their stuff (and really, I don't think that applies to the "cups of tea" type tweet, but to the "read my blog" type). (And the bad haiku is often REALLY bad!) LOL! If I tweeted my cups of tea that’s pretty much all you’d get! Seriously though, you make some good points. The 12:1 ratio is just a guideline for those who don’t want people to see their tweets as ONLY about them and their stuff (and really, I don’t think that applies to the “cups of tea” type tweet, but to the “read my blog” type).

(And the bad haiku is often REALLY bad!)

]]> Comment on Poetry & the New Media by Rachel http://barefootmuse.com/blog/2009/11/02/poetry-the-new-media/comment-page-1/#comment-60306 Rachel Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:55:13 +0000 http://barefootmuse.com/blog/?p=271#comment-60306 I think you're overthinking Twitter a bit. Yes, it's a great marketing tool, but I'm not sure that 12:1 ratio is terribly interesting. I consider myself to be an average Twitter user, and I'm much more interested in what you as an average Tweeter happen to be doing at any given moment, rather than what events or contests you might post about. Your personality has to appear in the tweets, too, or else people aren't going to be hugely interested in following you. I took a look at Don Lafferty's tweets; his personality is all over the place, even when he's retweeting someone or plugging something. Think of it as an extension of your blog - just a shorter one. Plug your blog entries, tweet your cups of tea, snippets of your favorite poems (don't forget to hashtag that one with #wishiwrote). Also, participate in the Twitter community stuff - #followfriday (or #FF), when you hashtag a tweet with #FF and then just list a bunch of people you want to follow. Check out their trending topics, see what's hot. :shrug: My two cents. I think you’re overthinking Twitter a bit. Yes, it’s a great marketing tool, but I’m not sure that 12:1 ratio is terribly interesting. I consider myself to be an average Twitter user, and I’m much more interested in what you as an average Tweeter happen to be doing at any given moment, rather than what events or contests you might post about. Your personality has to appear in the tweets, too, or else people aren’t going to be hugely interested in following you.

I took a look at Don Lafferty’s tweets; his personality is all over the place, even when he’s retweeting someone or plugging something. Think of it as an extension of your blog – just a shorter one. Plug your blog entries, tweet your cups of tea, snippets of your favorite poems (don’t forget to hashtag that one with #wishiwrote).

Also, participate in the Twitter community stuff – #followfriday (or #FF), when you hashtag a tweet with #FF and then just list a bunch of people you want to follow. Check out their trending topics, see what’s hot.

:shrug: My two cents.

]]> Comment on Poetry & the New Media by Anna M Evans http://barefootmuse.com/blog/2009/11/02/poetry-the-new-media/comment-page-1/#comment-60302 Anna M Evans Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:53:48 +0000 http://barefootmuse.com/blog/?p=271#comment-60302 I think you're right, Christine! And I should have given you a shout out as a good Marketing 2.0 citizen as well--I have noticed you tweeting some good stuff! I'll be sure to follow @TheExternalist too. I think you’re right, Christine! And I should have given you a shout out as a good Marketing 2.0 citizen as well–I have noticed you tweeting some good stuff! I’ll be sure to follow @TheExternalist too.

]]> Comment on Poetry & the New Media by Christine http://barefootmuse.com/blog/2009/11/02/poetry-the-new-media/comment-page-1/#comment-60253 Christine Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:01:15 +0000 http://barefootmuse.com/blog/?p=271#comment-60253 Hmm. Maybe Twitter is just too new still? I have my twitter feed hooked up to my FB status and most of the responses I get are thru FB. I know a lot of people just don't want to be bothered with yet another social networking duty. However, I have answered several calls to submission via Twitter and I've always been grateful to get that news. I send out sub. calls, too, and that works well. BTW, @TheExternalist (edited by Larina Warnock) posts good twitter poetry news. Hmm. Maybe Twitter is just too new still? I have my twitter feed hooked up to my FB status and most of the responses I get are thru FB. I know a lot of people just don’t want to be bothered with yet another social networking duty. However, I have answered several calls to submission via Twitter and I’ve always been grateful to get that news. I send out sub. calls, too, and that works well. BTW, @TheExternalist (edited by Larina Warnock) posts good twitter poetry news.

]]> Comment on A Satisfying Way to Spend a Rainy Day by Kelly Whalen http://barefootmuse.com/blog/2009/10/17/a-satisfying-way-to-spend-a-rainy-day/comment-page-1/#comment-59448 Kelly Whalen Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:28 +0000 http://barefootmuse.com/blog/?p=252#comment-59448 It was lovely to meet you and talk Web 2.0 with you. I'm sorry to have missed out on the speed dates. It was lovely to meet you and talk Web 2.0 with you.
I’m sorry to have missed out on the speed dates.

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