Comments on: Positively National Poetry Month

By: Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:56:37 +0000

Thanks, Jody. I agree with what you say about “refreshing our soul”…It’s a constant journey and practice.

By: Jody Hedlund

Jody Hedlund — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:41:13 +0000

I love your opening statement, Carol: “If you want to stay in an upward spiral of positive emotion, or need to nip a negative spiral in the bud, it’s helpful to think of yourself as a hunter-gatherer, searching for and collecting events, experiences and mementos of positivity that you can pull out and use as you need them.” That’s so true and I need to do it more often. The more we refresh our soul, the more we can give through our writing!

By: Carol Grannick

Carol Grannick — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:44:34 +0000

You’ve made me curious about whether anyone’s done research about the poetry vs. prose impact on the brain. I wouldn’t be surprised, either. I know I feel differently when I’m writing poetry. It’s truer to my soul, to the heart of me, if you know what I mean (and I think that you do). Picture books feel close to poetry, which is why I believe I love them.

By: Paul Greci

Paul Greci — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:27:47 +0000

Thanks, Carol. My first creative writing attempts were with poetry back in college. And now, some of it is creeping into my novels. I think writing poetry uses the brain differently than writing prose, or at least opens up potential doorways. I don’t know if there is any hard science to back up what I am saying but this month has been a reminder to keep that part of my creative-self alive.