Shawn L. Bird

17 Responses to “poem-picking”

1. Léa Says:

   March 7, 2015 at 2:32 am

   Merci beaucoup! I never made the ‘team’ but am certainly not sad. I never did fit in nor wanted to be like everyone else. Sad, not a bit! Quirky, yes, but I think of that as an advantage… silly me. 😉 Léa

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   • Shawn L. Bird Says:

     March 7, 2015 at 10:57 am

     Well, the quirky ones have charm enough to be included.
     It’s the wimpy, narrow ones that have to sit it out.
     A poem needs universality to make the grade.

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     • Léa Says:

       March 7, 2015 at 10:48 pm

       Shawn, I’m afraid I was too busy trying to survive to possess any charm at all. Yes, I was probably a bit wimpy but actually more preoccupied trying to be invisible. I thought it would be safer that way.
     • Shawn L. Bird Says:

       March 8, 2015 at 3:03 pm

       The chameleon effect?

       Just read a book about that explores this idea within the context of investigating a school shooting- 19 Minutes by Jodi Picoult.
2. Jennifer Barricklow Says:

   March 7, 2015 at 9:41 am

   Such poignant imagery! Makes me ache for those poems left standing on the sidelines…

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   • Shawn L. Bird Says:

     March 7, 2015 at 10:56 am

     Poor little poems.
     Wanting so desperately to be included.

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3. heavenhappens Says:

   March 7, 2015 at 3:13 pm

   Ah but sometimes those unpopular poems will be treasured by someone who was touched by them and then it will all have been worth while.

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   • Shawn L. Bird Says:

     March 7, 2015 at 3:51 pm

     It’s always possible! But they’ll have to find them on the blog, ’cause they won’t be in the published collections (which will make them even rarer). 😉

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4. sylviafitzgerald Says:

   March 7, 2015 at 7:20 pm

   My fav poem so far! Loved it

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   • Shawn L. Bird Says:

     March 7, 2015 at 8:18 pm

     Thank you, Sylvia! I’m glad you like it!

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5. righteousbruin9 Says:

   March 7, 2015 at 8:46 pm

   The sad poems are appreciated by the mature.

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   • Shawn L. Bird Says:

     March 7, 2015 at 10:24 pm

     or the depressed

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6. V del Casal Says:

   March 10, 2015 at 10:17 am

   That’s how I used to feel about my writing/poetry! Before I decided not to care that I didn’t make the team and just write (though there are still moments when I fall into that mindset).

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   • Shawn L. Bird Says:

     March 10, 2015 at 1:00 pm

     Ah, the dreaded internal editor!
     It is such a curse!
     I don’t have much difficulty with it, myself, but I run into so many students that are paralyzed by the ‘it won’t be good enough’ fears that they can’t write at all. A significant part of my job as a teacher is empowering kids’ that their voice is worth recording, that their story is worth telling. One of the most important messages is from Gail Anderson-Dargatz who says “WRITE CRAP!” because the genius is in the editing, but you can’t edit a blank page. 🙂

     Good luck with your writing. Your words are worth sharing!

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     • V del Casal Says:

       March 10, 2015 at 3:19 pm

       Thanks, Shawn!
7. silviaeningles Says:

   March 10, 2015 at 3:42 pm

   I really like this thought put into a poem. Good luck with your selection!

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   • Shawn L. Bird Says:

     March 10, 2015 at 5:22 pm

     Thank you!
     I think I may have all the pieces, but now I need to figure out the sorting…

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