tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post3489609846571488586..comments2024-03-29T01:19:03.714-04:00Comments on Poet Mom: The Sweetest TabooJanuaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-50861186745766335592008-08-22T04:24:00.000-04:002008-08-22T04:24:00.000-04:00since i just started writing poetry again a year a...since i just started writing poetry again a year ago, anything goes for me, im still "testing the waters" so to speak. but i'm very careful with what i post in my blog since my family and friends read it.Odessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397968854709642789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-26084453514481751712008-08-21T10:26:00.000-04:002008-08-21T10:26:00.000-04:00I've been wondering about Sade, too, especially si...I've been wondering about Sade, too, especially since I picked up a vinyl record of hers at a yardsale. Perhaps she's off raising a family. She does have a website: http://www.sade.com/<BR/><BR/>-PhoebeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-69683076894260345062008-08-21T04:16:00.000-04:002008-08-21T04:16:00.000-04:00kj: I completely understand. I imagine it would be...kj: I completely understand. I imagine it would be like betraying a loyality. I get it. <BR/><BR/>Rethabile: <BR/><BR/>"The thing to do, I think, is to adapt the language to the subject." <BR/><BR/>I agree, the subject matter determines the language in most cases. I try to stay away from overtly graphic language, and I don't believe in writing poetry for shock value.Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-46878891870733626072008-08-21T04:09:00.000-04:002008-08-21T04:09:00.000-04:00Gotcha, KDB. There's not too much that I don't wri...Gotcha, KDB. <BR/><BR/>There's not too much that I don't write in my poetry, even uncomfortable family things.<BR/><BR/>Now the blog is a bit different because now my parents and some coworkers read it. So I'll stay away from topics that can come back to haunt me. Politics comes to mind.Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-89449423598348203422008-08-20T22:39:00.000-04:002008-08-20T22:39:00.000-04:00I miss Sade! Probably for me, the only thing off ...I miss Sade! <BR/><BR/>Probably for me, the only thing off the table is sex. Got too many folks that read my blog. <BR/><BR/>By the way, TAGGoodnight, Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01188093753876297741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-2917686014291932532008-08-20T14:42:00.000-04:002008-08-20T14:42:00.000-04:00i've declined to write many many things because of...i've declined to write many many things because of privacy issues for other people. i am a counselor and my clients' lives are rich, but i can't bring myself to share their stories publically, even if i change all the specifics.kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-22084978696530945692008-08-20T08:49:00.000-04:002008-08-20T08:49:00.000-04:00None are taboo for me. I will desist from using so...None are taboo for me. I will desist from using some people's names or being pictorial with sex, or with family, but as far as I'm concerned, anything goes.<BR/><BR/>The thing to do, I think, is to adapt the language to the subject.Rethabilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523368313680103826noreply@blogger.com