tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941566034196038608.post1303065956705412015..comments2024-01-22T00:22:46.724-08:00Comments on Bishop Dan's Blog: Lenten Reflections: Part 2Bishop Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00677552161067636954noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941566034196038608.post-73464550792467209392010-02-26T10:56:43.794-08:002010-02-26T10:56:43.794-08:00Rick, thank you. I have been hearing it anew and d...Rick, thank you. I have been hearing it anew and discovering a richness of paradoxical imagery that the simple music belies.<br /><br />Average, I am trying to go through the steps to follow your blog but am having a snag with my google account. I am working on it. I am honored you want my poetic advice. But I am a pretty bad poet. My advice would be to practice paying attention to the world around you, take pictures of it using words to make the pictures, and weave in occasional associations of an event or image with another image that resonates in some deeper way -- so as to take it down a notch. Read some books on writng by real poets like Ted Kooser and Kim Adonizio. Try to imagine your way into someone else's heart and write from their instead of your own feelings. That will mature your poetry. I know a brilliant teenage girl who writes balads in the voice of old cowboys and saddle makers. Ck Ferdinand Pensoa who created 3 whole supplemental identities to write from. I have read what is already on your blog and liked it very much. Of course write bad stuff. Lots of bad stuff. Then burn it. Burn 19 out of every 20 things you write. It clears the channels for good writing. Keep at it. About the attention piece, try Zen, Insight Meditation, tai chi, or anything that cultivates your capactity to attend. It starts in the eye.Bishop Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677552161067636954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941566034196038608.post-65873420589747353492010-02-25T19:53:33.624-08:002010-02-25T19:53:33.624-08:00 I can't wait until I have the chance to s... I can't wait until I have the chance to sing <i>Rock of Ages</i> again. You've opened up a whole new imagery I hadn't considered. Thank you!Rick+https://www.blogger.com/profile/03322574092020268536noreply@blogger.com