Okay, a quick word of explanation for the recent dearth of posts. Over the past few weeks, I’ve exhausted my backlog of poetry, at least any that’s publishable at the moment. The rest is a bit too personal or too uninteresting to put up. That’s not to say that all of the poetry up here thus far was old; at least a third of it, expecially the more recent ones, were written maybe a day or two before I put them up. But, since I now don’t have a supply of poetry to put up when I don’t have the time or inspiration to write, I find myself at a loss. To make matters worse, my exams and other final projects are this week, so I don’t think I’ll get much written until Sunday evening. That said, I have a plan.
I still have a few very short poems I can put up over this week, called Clerihews (and I guess I’ll write a brief post going into detail about those and my experiences with writing them). They’re only four lines apiece, and they’re light verse, but I find them, for the most part, amusing. So, I’ll post those sproadically between now and Sunday, along with (probably) another double dactyl and a full-length poem. At the latest, I should be able to get back to at least a normal every-other-day schedule by Monday.
That said, I am working on a few newer things for over the summer. I’m going to try to get back to writing short stories (though I doubt anyone cares about that), along with a few new poetry projects. I know that, based on what I’ve already written, I seem to be very focused on form, but I have another genre of poetry with which I am currently infatuated: spoken word. I’ve made attempts to write spoken word poetry in the past, but I’ve never quite gotten the hang of it. However, I think I might go ahead and try again anyways.
I’ve also been thinking… as much as I like writing poetry, I might like reading it even more. I feel like there’s something you gain with listening to a poem being read than just reading it on the page. So, I’m considering putting up a few audio clips of me reading poetry, both my own and some from famous poets.
And, also… there’s National Novel Writing Month. It’s in November, and it’s quickly approaching. I participated (and succeeded, I might add) three times in high school, but I’ve been avoiding it whilst in college. This year will be no different, as my schedule is harsh and unforgiving. But… I’m thinking about it, though perhaps I’ll aim for late summer instead of fall, when I have the time. We’ll see. More on that later.
Alright, it’s late (or, rather, early), so I think that’s enough for now, my imaginary audience.
Nimbus in a Bottle 