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Saturday, July 16, 2011

a b c building blox




see
you've found
letter blocks
stack them higher
someone knocks them down.
lay all the letters out
someone rearranges them
then comes magic: letters make words
words bring knowledge and new worlds
discover in each one
ways of expression
learn to write
flying
free

(c) Gay Reiser Cannon * 7.16.11

Welcome everyone to the open house for dVersepoets today 7.16 at 2 p.m.  Hope you like the atmosphere.  I will be hosting every other week with FormForAll a continuation of the discussions about poetry, prosody, and forms of poetry.  I want it to be an open forum with plenty of room for free discussion and how you approach forms and writing poetry.  I will share the spot with Luke Prater's Meeting the Bar: Friday Crit. where we can have discussions about how to improve our poetry.  Hope you will join us as often as possible. And thanks for coming by today!  Gay
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30 comments:

  1. ClaudiaJuly 16, 2011 at 1:48 PM

    this was just what i needed gay - this is down to earth and logical and i can_see it. I'm excited and would love to sit at the troubadour with you right now with a box of letter blocks on the table..

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  2. Brian MillerJuly 16, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    something as simple as blocks. becomes words, opens whole new universes....nice gay...and now we put them together to spin verse...

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  3. ScarletJuly 16, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    And I will drop by and participate when I can.

    I want to paint the whole world if I can.

    Nice to meet you ~

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  4. AnonymousJuly 16, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    I like the block metaphor. We take all these small pieces of ourselves and create poems that are, hopefully, larger than ourselves.

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  5. LouiseJuly 16, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    Lovely, Gay...and so wonderful that you are carrying on with the tradition. I have learned so much about form from you. :)

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  6. AnonymousJuly 16, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    Ah, the infinite worlds spun from 26 lovely letters. Thanks!

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  7. hedgewitchJuly 16, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    I loved my blocks--and I love yours. I so remember how frustrated I was as a child that I couldn't read--when I finally learned, I spent the rest of my life catching up. As you say, flying free. This is deviously simple to say so much. Excellent stuff.

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  8. christi moonJuly 16, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    wouldn't miss it! Look forward to tossing the little black letters around! Cheers.

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  9. TashtooJuly 16, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    Gay, this is wonderful as always! I know if there's a soul out there hiding poetry we'll get them to speak it! I am so very excited to open the doors to folks who never dreamed they were as wonderful as they are. And who better to help and encourage than one as talented as yourself! We are all so very lucky to have you! I'm raising my pint of Keith's...here's to you and to dVersepoets!

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  10. Luke PraterJuly 16, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    Grat post and great to be doing this with you, sister! Amen. Oh btw does this form have a name 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 ... like a cross between Rictameter and Etheree or Nonet... interesting

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  11. BeachannyJuly 16, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    Nope not a name yet. Just "felt" it like building blocks and knocking 'em down. Thanks everyone for stopping off at my table while making the rounds at the pub. You're always welcome so y'all come see us some time, hear?

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  12. Kerry O'ConnorJuly 16, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    Words certainly can set us all free.

    Many thanks for your on-going dedication to poetry forums in the blogosphere, Gay. It is much appreciated.

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  13. UnknownJuly 16, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    I like how you used, "ways of espression" - anyone who has spent time around children can adore their wobbly use of words in the beginning :)

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  14. AnonymousJuly 16, 2011 at 7:16 PM

    We build something up, and something else emerges in its place, with time...the words are ever on-going, their power in-mind ever building, ever forging us anew. Glad to see you're going to be so involved in this project, Gay, it's looking to be a great community!

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  15. waysidewordgardenJuly 16, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    "then comes magic: letters make words
    words bring knowledge and new worlds"
    Love the interesting form of your poem and the message...and so glad to know I'll be seeing you involved in this new venture!

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  16. UnknownJuly 16, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    Really nice site you have Gay, love the mix of images and words. Will definitely be looking forward to your segment at the pub:)

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  17. CarysJuly 16, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    The more poets, the more blocks, the more beauty. Really looking forward to watching all your hard work come to fruition.

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  18. Pat HattJuly 16, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    haha that was great, love how you used the simplicity of abc blocks and showed they could be so much more.

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  19. Joseph HeschJuly 16, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    That's the good thing about alphabet blocks. They're free from the mortar that binds bricks to one place, one shape. Just like the words we form and position in shapes and meanings that we can change at will. Such a wonderful concept here, Gay, working on different levels. At least in my mind and imagination. Thank you.

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  20. LisaJuly 16, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    i feel childlike wild playing with the blocks today!:)

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  21. ReflectionsJuly 16, 2011 at 9:14 PM

    To start, always with the basics... one can build so much more, to then set it free in the vast universe, standing erect... Look forward to continuing to visit your form forums.

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  22. KatherineJuly 17, 2011 at 3:22 AM

    Ablphabet blocks can cocurrently create words & structures and that makes them perfect for this subject. Love it!

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  23. FireblossomJuly 17, 2011 at 6:47 AM

    i'm glad you'll still be doing your form articles, gay!

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  24. AnonymousJuly 17, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    {{happy dance}} yay! SO glad you're going to be part of dVerse, Gay. i've learned so much from you. thank you for continuing! dani

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  25. AnonymousJuly 17, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    Last night, I played Big Legos with my 16-month-old grandson. We made every kind of construction we could think of, and still didn't exhaust the possibilities. Just like words, and poetry. Good poem, Gay,

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  26. AnonymousJuly 17, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    *picking up blocks, re-stacking them, creating beauty from chaos* Gay, I love it and am looking forward to the events coming forward. Luke is going to do Friday night crit? Awesome! I've never met anyone with his crit-ability before. Oh, this is good, very good.

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  27. James RainsfordJuly 17, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    Love both the form and the intention of this piece. Look forward to reading many more of your poems once the pub doors are officially open.

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  28. VictoriaJuly 17, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    Great idea...the building blocks of words. And that's what we're all about.

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  29. Mark KerstetterJuly 17, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    Simple. True. Beautiful. I'm looking forward to sharing poems and learning from you.

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