R: Re[2]: Re[2]: [acornlive] Funny Story

Christopher Neenan (acornlive@dublinwriters.org)
Fri, 9 Jun 2000 16:46:44 +0200 

Hello Linda...
Lucky you playing with your grandson. That does set everything in its
rightful place. I too find the torts and retorts here a little harsh at
times but luckily we have Liam to knock sense into our exchanges. What
mystifies me is what can provoke a wild flutter in this cock and hen
coop...small feathers are still falling over this 'story' business. I would
hate you to leave Newgrange aside..it has such promising insight that I
would not alogise for goading you into further beating and beating on the
'intractable metal'. Poetry, I agree, is essentialy for the maker (makar) of
it. But when we hit a vein, there comes that unselfish work of working it
over and over so that others can share what we 'feel'. You asked about how
do poems 'happen'. I am working on two at the moment that have no words yet
but I know they are already 'down/up/in/out' there. I sent out one a month
ago called 'Moonlight' which was very well received but when an poet-friend
in America read it in the 'zine', she bitterly complained that I had ruined
the original which I had shared with her two years ago!!! Now I am wondering
what I did that did not please her.
----- Original Message -----
From: Linda McInnis <mrfsealah@hotmail.com>
To: <acornlive@dublinwriters.org>
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: Re[2]: Re[2]: [acornlive] Funny Story


> Thanks, Liam, for your kind words re: criticism.  I worked for 10 years in
> "amateur" publishing, editing a "fanzine" with a good friend.  We did it
for
> fun and to learn about editing, writing, etc.  It was MY policy to always
> encourage writers, even if I could not (and frequently I could not) accept
> their submissions.  I had more than a few letters thanking me for my
> "rejections" because they were encouraging enough for the folks to
continue
> writing--and learning.
>
> I'm glad I did not have such a response to my first submission here; I
would
> have probably unsubscribed immediately.  Not because I have "thin skin"
but
> because I wouldn't choose to be around folks who wanted to be that mean.
> Christopher and I have had our discussion about form, and I have learned
> something, and am considering his words still.  THAT'S a good thing.
>
> We are all entitled to think whatever we want about anything, regardless
of
> how harsh or mean it might be.  But I firmly believe in dealing with each
> other, whether in a "faceless" email, or sitting in a room together, we
need
> to be aware of the feelings of the other person, and at least offer
> something constructive they might be able to learn from.
>
> Now, I'm going to go play with my new grandson....
>
> Cheers,
> Linda Mc
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