tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post984402224938027838..comments2024-03-27T07:14:36.800-04:00Comments on <b>Dawn Potter</b>: Dawn Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07500960150846895633noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post-5067179446650140162014-03-26T13:49:39.696-04:002014-03-26T13:49:39.696-04:00Thanks to both of you, Maureen and Bill. This poem...Thanks to both of you, Maureen and Bill. This poem matters a lot to me--not least because it pulled together a lot of disparate threads into rough dramatic unity without, I hope, being overly cerebral, pretentious, or anecdotal. I feel like I learned something about poetry from the difficulties I dealt with while writing this poem.Dawn Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500960150846895633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post-12868361209881017202014-03-26T12:15:59.065-04:002014-03-26T12:15:59.065-04:00"The world overtakes me,
I’m not ..."The world overtakes me,<br /> I’m not wary enough, and something bad will happen<br />if I don’t watch out. That’s the point to remember about writing.<br /> It doesn’t solve anything."<br /><br />But it does express the dilemma; it does explore art as escape and expression of the stark realities strong enough to shake our confidence; strong enough to kill us all in the end. Thanks for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540771071400993487.post-10593564636423264482014-03-26T10:43:39.855-04:002014-03-26T10:43:39.855-04:00Wow, what a poem, Dawn. I felt my heart in my thro...Wow, what a poem, Dawn. I felt my heart in my throat while reading it. <br /><br />That April reading list is making the rounds on FB, so I hope many more will notice your book listed there. I'll let you know when I get the copy I ordered.<br /><br />Thank you, too, for the mention.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.com