Poetic + Experience

I realized that a lot of what I love about poetry comes from the experience. The words and sounds and structures are all wonderful but the readings, the r e a d i n g s, are experiential. The creativity that comes with presentation is what compels me. I just wrapped up a 100 days until the end of the year workshop with LWS. the thought occurred to me that while I struggle to assemble a collection (evidenced by the lack of updates to this blog) the experience is what I really am chasing. Turning the pages of a chap simply isn’t enough.

In that 100 days workshop I wrote “I long for the analog” My mind immediately jumped to GBMaker Studio, some sort of little story you can click through. Having my work on a GB cart feels very me. I like the act of uncovering as well, that feels central to what poetry is about to begin with. I think having a functional part of the project to work on will keep me motivated and give me a part to work on in the late hours when I’m less motivated to write.