2006 poets!

[666_blessings]

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[emily_lestrange]

I am doing poetry.. explaining certain issues withing three families..

I am shitting myself also. No one else in my school is doing poetry, there are five short stories and one speech. As far as I know Short Stories seem to be the popular option

der,

[666_blessings]

You're correct about short stories being the most popular of all the options. Critical response isn't too far behind either. I was the only person at my school doing poetry (out of about 20 EE2 students). Poetry tends to have one of the smallest candidature every year which is bad because it means teachers tend not to be able to help as much due to inexperience but good because it means you have a little less competition. Time's almost up! I'm sure all your major works are fantastic. Time for the final dash to the line. Good luck!

[Katie :)]

I am also the only person at my school doing poetry. I can identify with your feelings;time is running out and it's so hard to pull everything together!

I'm at the 2600 word mark. I've read alot of steven Herricks stuff and alot of prose poetry, but I feel like I need to read alot more widely any suggestions??

also, the year before me did really well with their majorworks, because they added other levels, using allusions and intertextuality alot as well as experimenting with text types.

my majorwork is sort of conversational. I wanted the poems to be easy to read, so they are simple and unassuming. I found that that was how I write best. Maybe to find your voice you need to experiement more?? (I don't know here, just a thought). For me I found that when I just wrote things down without thinking too hard about it, I could find my voice (and my character's vioces) more easily.

hope it helps

[Katie :)]

sorry forgot to mention that I was responding to


Hey 666_blessings, do you mind if maybe i can read your major work? i'm really interested in what exactly the markers are looking for and what not. The poems in the showcase are brilliant, but i've realised each holds a very unique personal voice, and i'm still trying to find mine.
thanks!

(sorry I'm still new at this)

[shimmy&shine]

Originally Posted by feefa

hello there. sorry, delayed response. my poetry is quite random and off the planet, i.e. shit. the idea is identity based around relationships in pretty simple terms. it's going nowhere! what about yours? is it going along smoothly??? xxx not long till it's all over!

hey feefa, sorry for this late reply (busy writing poetry!) I hope yours is going really well. it is about two months before it is due, and it feels so close, too close!

My major work is getting there... i have approximately 2500 words which i'm sure will grow as i renew my word count (yet again). There's been so many assessments around this time, but somehow i'm still alive breathing and writing.

I'm actually still formulating new ideas in my head to give my work more depth and i guess 'layers'. Although it isn't finished, not even close, i still have, i think, something solid enough to hand in.

My major work is on the life and cycles of the poet Sylvia Plath, which has been a great challenge, but i've had a lot of enjoyment. My class has recently begun 'telling the truth' elective for english, so my knowledge has another area to be applied to, not just my own poems.

By this time, i think constant construstive criticism is highly important, and thankfully both my eng ext 2 teachers are senior markers, so their feedback is important. Get your work read by a wide range of people, of course be careful to keep track of exactly who you are letting to view your work. I'm a bit hesitant to show my friends, even though they beg me, because it is still at a 'premature' stage.

Feefa, your ideas sound really interesting. Identity, is a complex concept to work with , and i'm sure it is really good, can't wait to show each other our major works!

I can't believe it is almost all over!

Where are all the other poets!?

[shimmy&shine]

Originally Posted by Katie :)

I am also the only person at my school doing poetry. I can identify with your feelings;time is running out and it's so hard to pull everything together!

I'm at the 2600 word mark. I've read alot of steven Herricks stuff and alot of prose poetry, but I feel like I need to read alot more widely any suggestions??

also, the year before me did really well with their majorworks, because they added other levels, using allusions and intertextuality alot as well as experimenting with text types.

my majorwork is sort of conversational. I wanted the poems to be easy to read, so they are simple and unassuming. I found that that was how I write best. Maybe to find your voice you need to experiement more?? (I don't know here, just a thought). For me I found that when I just wrote things down without thinking too hard about it, I could find my voice (and my character's vioces) more easily.

hope it helps

hey katie! welcome to this forum..

It seems we are on the same level of time running out, but that there is still so much to do! But i know we are going to make it over the finish line happy, satisfied, and all the good things.

I'm around the same word count as you. Are you going to keep on writing, or just focus on editting? I'm doing both at the same time. The last poem of the suite, i am aiming for it to be a 'magnificent' poem (lol, i couldn't think of any other word, but i hope it'll turn out to be!), because i guess you want the marker to finish reading the piece on a high note (with hopefully, a smile on their face). But i haven't written it yet, but i do have the 'substances' to work with, so it is coming, slowly.

In regards to reading poetry, read widely, extensively, and make sure it is 'good' poetry, so the good stuff can rub off on you. I met Les Murray (the poet, of course) at Sydney Writers' Festival, and he gave me advice, to just read as much quality poetry you can get your hands on. On that note, i think anthologies would be helpful, as it gives a wide range of quality poetry, all in one book. My absolute favourite collection of poems is titled 'Staying Alive: unreal poems for real times'. It has fantastic poetry from awesome poets from Heaney to Hughes, Nowlan to Auden, and all the best!

I think 'experimenting' is a risk that'll either pay off really well, by giving the piece an edge, or be just plain bad. I plan to take a few risks, and give my suite an individuality, that'll hopefully give it a few more marks. But i'm going to be very careful! My main problem is that some of my poetry is quite estorica, and carries allusions that are too elusive, if that makes sense.

Anyways, yours sounds individual, being conversational, yet experimentive. Those parameters will give you a lot of space to do a lot of intersting things in.


I'm curious about people's major work titles...

[shimmy&shine]

Originally Posted by emily_lestrange

I am doing poetry.. explaining certain issues withing three families..

I am shitting myself also. No one else in my school is doing poetry, there are five short stories and one speech. As far as I know Short Stories seem to be the popular option

der,

what types of issues?

Yeah, most people in my school doing ee2 are doing short stories and critical responses.

being the only one doing poetry is good that there isn't any competition, yet bad, because it'd be good to have another amateur poet read your work and get advice, and vice versa.

[666_blessings]

Originally Posted by shimmy&shine

being the only one doing poetry is good that there isn't any competition, yet bad, because it'd be good to have another amateur poet read your work and get advice, and vice versa.

And that's what this forum is for.

[shimmy&shine]

Originally Posted by 666_blessings

And that's what this forum is for.

very true... but it's different talking to someone, criticising, explaining, acknowledging, discussing, debating, arguing, advising, exploring, complimenting, etc, when you are face to face.

[Katie :)]

Originally Posted by shimmy&shine

I'm curious about people's major work titles...

I can't find mine yet.

I am really close to finishing, though I have culled about 600ish words. well not culled altogether, I might use them in a different way. I'm writing at the same time as editing; hoping to get to the 3000 word make by next weekend.

my biggest problem with the title is how to choose one that's not cliched. Any thoughts?

[666_blessings]

With most poetry major works, there'll be one poem that's the core of your major. You could give your major work the same title as that poem. Otherwise, something like 'EE2 markers are uber cool' is bound to score brownie points.

[shimmy&shine]

Originally Posted by 666_blessings

With most poetry major works, there'll be one poem that's the core of your major. You could give your major work the same title as that poem. Otherwise, something like 'EE2 markers are uber cool' is bound to score brownie points.

haha, i might try that technique. how about
"Please give me 50 / 50!"
but i really doubt I'm going to get that anyway.

Due dates nearly here! There are so many poems i still want to write, but then again, i still have poems that need drastic improvements.

exciting and terrifying!

[666_blessings]

Originally Posted by LottoX

Well I've got 3 (Out of 13) poems left to go and some other poems needing some trimming. Is this somewhat where I should be?

Those three poems you have left should be drafted (or at least outlined) by this stage. Don't worry if they're not, one month (?) is a lot of time to get everything done. And don't leave the reflection statement to the last minute, it's best to get that done at least a week beforehand and have your teacher check over it for typos and ambiguities.

Have fun!

[emily_lestrange]

Originally Posted by shimmy&shine

what types of issues?

Yeah, most people in my school doing ee2 are doing short stories and critical responses.

being the only one doing poetry is good that there isn't any competition, yet bad, because it'd be good to have another amateur poet read your work and get advice, and vice versa.

The different families explore different concepts-
A content family exploring happiness
An Adoptive family exploring belonging, and discovery
A Violent family exploring incest, a new marriage, a death.

I would be happy to comment on your poetry and vice versa.. if you would like.