tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post7384325309068086092..comments2024-02-03T14:41:13.330-05:00Comments on Writing Without Paper: Interview with Poet Jenne' R. Andrews (Part 1)Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-74633449502726159602010-07-12T21:17:10.045-04:002010-07-12T21:17:10.045-04:00What a wonderful interview, Maureen! You asked som...What a wonderful interview, Maureen! You asked some great questions. I especially liked the last two, which gave us an opportunity to hear more about Jenne's take on writing and being a poet.<br /><br />And Jenne', I'm in love with "In Pursuit of the Family." Such an amazing poem!<br /><br />I'm a late-comer to this interview series, but I'm delighted that there are two more already published and ready to read!Ami Mattisonhttp://poetrynprogress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-4174614582215413092010-07-07T16:34:16.714-04:002010-07-07T16:34:16.714-04:00I, too, see my writing like singing. I have sung t...I, too, see my writing like singing. I have sung throughout my life, so I guess I hear the beats in my head as I'm creating a poem, short story or now my first novel. With a poem, it is so very clear to me how many words I need to finish a piece. I'm so glad I'm not alone in the way I process creativity. B-t-w, I'm very impressed w/ur bio.<br />SheWrites is an amazing community, the best example of how the Internet can connect us all...Mary Kennedy EasthamWord Actresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04041865850513656748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-54522562171192110352010-07-06T10:41:46.151-04:002010-07-06T10:41:46.151-04:00Very nice interview. Congratulations to you both.Very nice interview. Congratulations to you both.Dawn Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500960150846895633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-60165655846082384602010-07-05T23:52:51.710-04:002010-07-05T23:52:51.710-04:00I've read the poem "In Pursuit of the Fam...I've read the poem "In Pursuit of the Family" I don't know how many times over the years. (I've had a copy of the book since something like 1974.) And it wasn't until I read the poem here that I realized that it has no winter images in it.<br /><br />Always previously, I'd pictured a winter scene, the t-shaped poles receding in the distance amid fields of snow.<br /><br />It may have had something to do with the image, at the end of the fourth stanza, of "a wagon wheel / half-buried." I'd always pictured the wagon wheel half-buried <i>in snow</i>, though reading the poem now, I realize it never mentions snow.<br /><br />Funny about memory.<br /><br />*<br /><br />Regarding Mary Crow's question, about "justifying" writing poetry after the Holocaust -- when I read this here, the first thing that occurred to me was to ask "How could anyone justify <i>not</i> writing poetry after the Holocaust?<br /><br />Crow may have been referring back to Theodor Adorno's now-famous comment to the effect that after the Holocaust poetry is impossible. I've never read Adorno, though it's my understanding that Adorno later retracted his statement. (My source on this is Adrienne Rich, in her essay "Poetry and the Forgotten Future," which is included in her recent essay collection <i>A Human Eye</i>.<br /><br />Very much enjoyed the interview, as much as you've posted so far. I look forward to reading more as it's posted here.Lyle Daggetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10731915540520704368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-31878005531268934042010-07-05T20:48:01.874-04:002010-07-05T20:48:01.874-04:00How wonderful that you met through she writes!Maur...How wonderful that you met through she writes!Maureen, I so admire the way you find these unique voices. Jenne' sounds like a fascinating woman...I am excited to read part II on Thursday.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263995875732832349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-18362886898302874962010-07-05T19:09:27.088-04:002010-07-05T19:09:27.088-04:00I love the image of "singing." I enjoyed...I love the image of "singing." I enjoyed reading this interview and look forward to Part II.Life In A Skillethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06587454419584310523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-4185174086456049152010-07-05T16:17:50.596-04:002010-07-05T16:17:50.596-04:00"At dusk she stands
on the road
with her brai..."At dusk she stands<br />on the road<br />with her braid of cinnamon hair.<br />The wedding gown<br />is like a sail, a winding sheet,<br />a cloud moving<br />with the long poles<br />over the prairie."<br /><br />Ah man, Jenne can write!<br /><br />Thank you for this interview. I will be back next week for part two.Nicelle C. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09166772268274760479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-70178161713067453092010-07-05T15:33:28.961-04:002010-07-05T15:33:28.961-04:00This was a very enjoyable interview ... look forwa...This was a very enjoyable interview ... look forward to the next part.S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-85467271021111950612010-07-05T15:23:32.724-04:002010-07-05T15:23:32.724-04:00Thanks for sharing a link to this interview! lf po...Thanks for sharing a link to this interview! lf possible I would like to ask a question--Jenne, you mentioned about "writing down the bones"; were you influenced by Natalie Goldberg?<br />Looking forward to Part 2.<br />Patricia<br />http://pmpoetwriter.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254228974989688426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-19712766129369531602010-07-05T11:30:40.264-04:002010-07-05T11:30:40.264-04:00A wonderful interview. Thank you sharing this cand...A wonderful interview. Thank you sharing this candid and instructive conversation between artists. I look forward to Part 2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-74378180036571699352010-07-05T11:18:18.821-04:002010-07-05T11:18:18.821-04:00Lucky am I, to have been interviewed by you, Maure...Lucky am I, to have been interviewed by you, Maureen-- a wonderful, graceful, person, writer, and woman so clearly committed to the American voice! A wonderful Part the First and celebratory day for me! xxxx Jenne'jenne' andrewshttp://loquaciouslyyours.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-73642243734005118692010-07-05T10:37:40.874-04:002010-07-05T10:37:40.874-04:00Thanks to both of you for this glimpse into the sp...Thanks to both of you for this glimpse into the spirit of the creative process.Joyce Wycoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03742084748092724299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-84236634101518841822010-07-05T08:46:10.594-04:002010-07-05T08:46:10.594-04:00"to see poetry more and more as a kind of sin..."to see poetry more and more as a kind of singing."<br /><br />Thanks for this Maureen and Jenne'!<br /><br />A satisfying read.<br /><br />an inspiring voice.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.com