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My first attempt at concrete poetry, submitted to 's concrete poetry workshop.The guidance was to try to re-structure a poem you had already written. Unfortunately, much of what I've written is pretty long, and I think this would have been more effective if I'd had something shorter to work with. Still, I enjoyed reworking an older piece, as it did help to add a new dimension of meaning to it for me.
EDIT: so I changed the picture to leave out any of the bold bits in the skirt. I've kept the shading on the legs, bevcause I don't think that was as confusing as the shading in the skirt
EDIT 2: Wow, DD?? Seriously?? Totally gobsmacked! Thank you to everyone for the lovely comments and the faves! Totally made my week
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Comments: 113
Bryd013 [2014-07-18 19:28:00 +0000 UTC]
Never saw this form of poetry before. This is good, and I mean how it all appears
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SaViNgGrAcEs In reply to peanutbutterangel [2012-03-19 23:09:21 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! Glad you liked it
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Miss-Liz-Muffin [2012-02-06 06:47:28 +0000 UTC]
I am amazed by this, I think it is quite probably my favourite piece of art on here, you should be proud of your talent, you have done a fantastic job
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SaViNgGrAcEs In reply to Miss-Liz-Muffin [2012-02-09 01:05:51 +0000 UTC]
Wow, well thank you! Glad you enjoyed this
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SaViNgGrAcEs In reply to SoulSiren [2012-02-01 01:19:20 +0000 UTC]
Thanks Glad you liked it!
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SaViNgGrAcEs In reply to anapests-and-ink [2012-01-30 19:41:01 +0000 UTC]
Thanks Glad you liked it!
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Stonemirth [2012-01-26 10:36:32 +0000 UTC]
Great poem, I love the picture you form literally and figuratively.
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SaViNgGrAcEs In reply to Stonemirth [2012-01-26 20:07:40 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! Glad you liked it
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00niesje00 [2012-01-26 07:52:15 +0000 UTC]
OMG this looks so cool <3 and the poem is cool too ^^ <3 i love it
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SaViNgGrAcEs In reply to 00niesje00 [2012-01-26 20:07:22 +0000 UTC]
Thank you Glad you enjoyed it!
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00niesje00 In reply to SaViNgGrAcEs [2012-01-26 21:20:12 +0000 UTC]
^^ur welcome
and lol @ ur avatar
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ZachSano [2012-01-26 07:50:37 +0000 UTC]
Strangely I don't see a girl in this at all. I see a downward pointing hand with the middle and index fingers unreasonably curly at their tips. I assume those are shoes but I don't see anything else resembling anything in the picture. Is it a girl with no head? Does it cut off in her shoulders? Is she in a coat or holding a bag? Even when I look for a girl, I see a giant blob with legs. I don't know what the giant blob specifically is trying to be... apparently plain as day for anyone else. But I just don't see any lady in any of this. o__O
The poem is nice. It seemed disjointed at first, and the words didn't seem appealing or significant in any way until about the third sentence. It's quite beautiful after that point, to me. And I think it's a very lovely poem with a lot of "mystique" as a whole. All in all, one of the better poems I've read in my lifetime. ^^
.. Still not seeing a girl shape though.
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SaViNgGrAcEs In reply to ZachSano [2012-01-26 20:07:12 +0000 UTC]
Hey, thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed the poem
I'm not sure if it will help you see the girl better, but the top of the poem is actually supposed to be her waist. She's stood in profile. The bulk of the poem is her skirt, and the narrow bit at the bottom (the finger you saw) is her calf and foot. I hope that helps a little?
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cooldog117 [2012-01-26 07:05:24 +0000 UTC]
am i the only one that is not allowed seeing the picture because of google
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SaViNgGrAcEs In reply to cooldog117 [2012-01-26 20:05:01 +0000 UTC]
Apparently downloading the image gets around this? I hope that helps!
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cooldog117 In reply to SaViNgGrAcEs [2012-01-26 20:30:35 +0000 UTC]
thank you it looks very beutiful
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RobertDobolinaEsq [2012-01-26 05:35:49 +0000 UTC]
It's visually striking. Are you interested in working further on the actual text or do you prefer to keep it as-is?
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SaViNgGrAcEs In reply to RobertDobolinaEsq [2012-01-26 20:04:39 +0000 UTC]
Thanks
I have actually edited this piece a few times, as the original aim of the workshop it was submitted to was to reform an existing poem into a concrete poem. So it's undergone a few edits already. Then again, I guess editing is a pretty constant process, so I'm willing to keep working on it! Did you have anything in mind to suggest?
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RobertDobolinaEsq In reply to SaViNgGrAcEs [2012-01-27 06:38:46 +0000 UTC]
The reason I ask is that I come from an editing-and-poetry background. I do have a few thoughts looking at the piece from that angle that might be useful, but I didn't want to just volunteer them out of the blue, you know? I can put them in a note if you like.
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SaViNgGrAcEs In reply to RobertDobolinaEsq [2012-01-30 19:41:49 +0000 UTC]
Sure, feel free to fire them my way. I've not written anything for quite a long time, so it might be a good way to ease myself back into it, revisiting older pieces and editing them
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bubbly30218 [2012-01-26 04:38:30 +0000 UTC]
its a very sweet piece, and i think whoever you wrote it about is very happy right now
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SaViNgGrAcEs In reply to bubbly30218 [2012-01-26 20:02:53 +0000 UTC]
Thank you, glad you enjoyed this
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JauntyEyes [2012-01-26 04:38:25 +0000 UTC]
I LOVE this~!
The shape of the poem really caught my interest~!
The writing is also great~! I love the words you used, everything seems to flow together smoothly.
Great job~!
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mypokeniverse [2012-01-26 04:19:28 +0000 UTC]
THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL MAN IT ALMOST MADE ME CRY DAMN
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SaViNgGrAcEs In reply to mypokeniverse [2012-01-26 20:02:13 +0000 UTC]
Hey, glad you liked this! (Assuming they were good tears haha!) Thanks
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mypokeniverse In reply to SaViNgGrAcEs [2012-01-27 01:23:23 +0000 UTC]
manly tears i think lol
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luckcharm [2012-01-26 04:09:33 +0000 UTC]
A DD well deserved! It's beautiful!!! x3 Congrats~
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SaViNgGrAcEs In reply to luckcharm [2012-01-26 20:01:46 +0000 UTC]
Thanks so much! Totally took me by surprise last night
Glad you liked this
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SaViNgGrAcEs In reply to TheLunaLily [2012-01-26 20:00:59 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! Still a little bit surprised I must say!
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TheLunaLily In reply to SaViNgGrAcEs [2012-01-27 01:04:02 +0000 UTC]
You're welcome! When I got a DD it took me by complete surprise as well.
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MistySensation [2012-01-25 22:24:02 +0000 UTC]
Wow, this is just so beautiful.
I know the emphasis is supposed to be on the shape of the words, and oh, gosh, you did a lovely job with that -- but the poem itself -- well, what can I say? It's beautiful. Simply beautiful.
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SaViNgGrAcEs In reply to MistySensation [2012-01-26 20:00:38 +0000 UTC]
Thanks so much
I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thanks again for the lovely comment
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MistySensation In reply to SaViNgGrAcEs [2012-01-26 21:14:32 +0000 UTC]
You're very welcome! ^^
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GottaLoveMushrooms [2012-01-25 22:22:25 +0000 UTC]
Ugh, it won't show up for me... says the content can't be displayed in a frame...
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