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Blog Posted by Sally Eslinger: 1/17/2021 2:20:00 PM

ADDRESS OF POETRY 5 WORDS!

So, when I was ten and announced that I wanted to be a writer, my mom snort-laughed saying, “Your brother is the natural writer, not you.”
So, what divine info did she have?
From the day forth I glued myself to developing a love for our language: glued to reading the dictionary, thesaurus, grammar texts, poetry, and essays. I’d show her!
The English language is oft criticized, but I love it anyway. Sure, like Eskimos, I wish we had a dozen words for snow, but, then, that is the challenge to writing about snow in English as it is.
DO YOU L O. V. E. THE LANGUAGE?
When did that start? Have any favorite words? Ever make up a word? My only invention, used to label my bird sketchbook, is, “deflightful.” Haha

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Sally
Eslinger

Date: 1/28/2021 8:43:00 PM

Can anyone tell me when a poem with lots of alliteration become classified on the PS list as Alliterative? Is there a quota or quorum? Hahaha feedback, please

Sally
Eslinger

Date: 1/28/2021 8:39:00 PM

Can’t help wishing more poets, and all, writers, would edit with a thesaurus & dictionary at their sides. I admit, I think anyway, that I am a classicist at heart. I love our VAST language & often use the 3rd definition over a 1st. Your thoughts?

Sally
Eslinger

Date: 1/28/2021 8:32:00 PM

Conjunctions and Prepositions have always fascinated me. Even since middle school I worked to memorize each of their long lists. But I think varying their use as needed in writing a poem is necessary & helpful. Your thoughts?

Sally
Eslinger

Date: 1/28/2021 8:26:00 PM

I worked at 21, for a fundamentalist publishing co, until it hospitalized me with a pre-ulcer. Did learn some things in the daily effort to be so so so Good. One was the difference, and there is one, between SOUL and SPIRIT. Ever think there was one?

Sally
Eslinger

Date: 1/28/2021 8:19:00 PM

Two words i’d Like to ban myself from writing for a week: Whispers and Sparkles... You have some like that?

Sally
Eslinger

Date: 1/28/2021 8:15:00 PM

Now, I am thrilled! Today I got my copy of the OXFORD THESAURUS FOR WRITERS. I think it ways more than I do! Let the memorizing begin!

Line
Gauthier

Date: 1/21/2021 2:41:00 PM

My husband and I would share downtime playing one of the silly no-brainer computer games called 'candy crush saga' I think it was. We invented a victory shout 'shugga wugga' every time we won a level and would move on. Even if we were across the room we could share in the celebration. Being silly was part of the joy of our everyday life. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to share this sweet memory ~

Sally Eslinger
Date: 1/23/2021 10:42:00 PM

Enjoyed the warm story. Did you ever somehow fit into a poem?

Constance
La France

Date: 1/20/2021 10:19:00 AM

Sally, another wonderful blog. For me the fascination for words started when I was young, my fav place to meander was the library, I could spend the day there picking up a book, reading a bit and moving on, I have always been fascinated with dictionaries, and love going to second hand book stores to find old ones to add to my vast collection. I have always loved E.E. Cummings poetry and style of writing and he loved to make up words wonderlicious and I often have too _Constance

Sally Eslinger
Date: 1/20/2021 7:31:00 PM

Constance! E.E. Cummings was inspiration for the first poem I got published, not my 1st poem. Been looking for it to post it on ?S. I also was AHeavy into Joyce & Sam Beckett for their belief in language “writing itself on into absurdity. I wrote Beckett & he handwrote me back!

Kim
Rodrigues

Date: 1/18/2021 11:30:00 AM

What a fun word you made up, Sally! I like plenipotentiary and serendipity. As I write some words just pop into my mind and I look them up to make sure I know what they mean.

Sally Eslinger
Date: 1/20/2021 7:19:00 PM

OMG! Yes! That’s a cause for this WORDS blog! SO WE ARE INTO WRITING A POEM AND A WORD POPS INTO OUR PHRASING...SO WE EVEN HAVE TO GO LOOK IT UP TO SEE IF IT REALLY FITS...AND IT DOES, yes! It happens since Iwas young! A M A Z I N G !Any OTHER POETS HERE DO THIS?

Sally Eslinger
Date: 1/19/2021 10:48:00 PM

Haha I termed “birdlightful” on first pg of my bird sketchbook

Brian
Strand

Date: 1/17/2021 10:07:00 PM

YOU TELL ME SURreal/ What is imagination,/ what is real/ which idea / did I feel?/ Which was made up,/ what came from fear/ Who filled this pen/ with a colourless tear?/ Why do I laugh/ then often cry,/ Is this verse truth/ or impetuosity's lie?/ Do these word still/ clash and collide within,/ 'ere now my poem begins,/ Who lit this flame ?/ is it true art,/ or my mind game?/

Sally Eslinger
Date: 1/20/2021 7:38:00 PM

Brian, how do I say how great I think or sense or feel or know that virtuousing you have right there is? I love it! Exactly what I asked, too

Sally Eslinger
Date: 1/19/2021 10:57:00 PM

LOVE this. Will add more when it’s not 2 a.m.

Brian
Strand

Date: 1/17/2021 10:02:00 PM

Guess this says it all ,for me Sally a poem from 2011 (see next comment) I never made up a word but did apply one to my footle form which seemed to sum up the nature of my creation.My love of words prompted my first poem ,an alliteration circa 1996 (but thats another story)

Sally Eslinger
Date: 1/20/2021 7:43:00 PM

Heya, a Brian, just wanted you to know your fabulous footle form keeps me up nights all athought!