2007 Poets

[mad-triste]

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My name's Tristan, and... and...

(it's just so hard to admit)

I'm taking ex2 poetry 2007.

There! I said it!

*falls into stormy weeping*

It's very tragic, actually. I haven't the slightest interest in free verse poetry; I've written half a very bad first draft with no editing. And so far, no one has read my mw. Not even the teachers. And they had my journal for two and a half weeks.

That's my sad little story; I'm just wondering why I'm not writing my true desire - a radio play.

Ok. Slightly irrational.

[666_blessings]

Because the muse within you calls out...

[tillytilly]

I did my first Viva Voce three weeks ago, it was good. I got full marks for my draft stuff : D

So, o knowledgeable ones, how do I get back into it after the "I cant do any work because the teacher has all my stuff" break?

[666_blessings]

By doing whatever it was you were doing when you first started. Writing whatever comes to mind whenever it comes to mind. The more junk you come up with the better because it gives you something to discuss when it comes time to write up your reflection statement.

[666_blessings]

It's been awfully quiet in here for the last three weeks. How are all your little babies coming along?

[holden4ever89]

i havent done my viva yet....i think its in a couple of weeks,

dont know why ours seems later then everyone elses

my b.o.w is going great guns (whatever that expression means)

about 80% complete so far and all that is completly edited

plus reflection statement is 99% done

im definately gunna miss this course

[666_blessings]

I think most people who do this course miss it. I'm quite impressed with the amount of work you've done so far! At this stage most people are in panic mode while their muses are on vacation.

[Tulipa]

Originally Posted by holden4ever89

i havent done my viva yet....i think its in a couple of weeks,

dont know why ours seems later then everyone elses

my b.o.w is going great guns (whatever that expression means)

about 80% complete so far and all that is completly edited

plus reflection statement is 99% done

im definately gunna miss this course

You've completely edited it?

Wow.

Thats absolutely shocking. Plus I bet when you read over it right before you hand it in, you'll be like "I want to change this and this and this." Keep editing it before you hand it in, it'll help keep it all fresh and cohesive.

[Shazzle]

hey guys, im doing ext 2 english poetry this year, the only one doing poetry out of 4 people in the grade.. so who else is doing it and how are yours going?
im up to 1075 words atm and have to have 2500 completed (draft) by next weds, plus the viva voce (yay).
so how is everyones going and which styles of poetry are u doing? mine is part free style writing and partly structured.
i read thru quite a few of the past major works which were put up... they were pretty awesome, and really inspirational. I feel like mine is lacking in the research area.. but most of my ideas came from what I was thinking at the time rather than something I was actually reading into... does that count as research lol? i dont know if i have 3500 words of poetry in me :\ anyone got tips?

[tillytilly]

Yeah, I had my second Viva about two weeks ago, and had to have a full draft for that. So I've got 4, 000 words, but once I get that draft back there'll be editing; oh yes, there will be editing. Mine is unstructured. I've been told that it recalls the stlye of T.S Eliot and Plath, however. I don't really know how to describe it otherwise.

[666_blessings]

I think T.S. Eliot had a style all his own. There's really no other way to describe it except 'incredibly complicated'.

[vinhdicated]

Originally Posted by Shazzle

hey guys, im doing ext 2 english poetry this year, the only one doing poetry out of 4 people in the grade.. so who else is doing it and how are yours going?
im up to 1075 words atm and have to have 2500 completed (draft) by next weds, plus the viva voce (yay).
so how is everyones going and which styles of poetry are u doing? mine is part free style writing and partly structured.
i read thru quite a few of the past major works which were put up... they were pretty awesome, and really inspirational. I feel like mine is lacking in the research area.. but most of my ideas came from what I was thinking at the time rather than something I was actually reading into... does that count as research lol? i dont know if i have 3500 words of poetry in me :\ anyone got tips?

OMG...ME TOO! The reasearch part is screwing me up hardcore! My philosophy was to let the poems 'write themselves' according to how I was feeling at the time and channeling my past experiences. I've written heaps, but I feel like its so...inadequate?

I just read the BOS marking notes from last year and lost all confidence in my work LOL

Must...rewrite... >.<

On that note does anyone know the criteria for the reflection statement?

[666_blessings]

It used to be in the syllabus. =S

[vinhdicated]

Hahaha whoops, my bad! It IS there! Shows how well I'm going...