Welcome to another month here at the Palace!
A Bigger Poet
Or should it read a smaller poet? I remember how possessive I once was of my poetry. More than likely, it would still bother me to see some verse this hand delivered signed by another name, though it would not be as important as in younger years. Many things have come together revealing the nature of Art as part of individuality, rather than it being part of an individual, mainly me. LOL
The Muse, for instance…
How quick we poets are to claim, “My muse…” As if there were many, muses and poetries. As poetry is multifaceted, so beeth the Muse. Possibly claiming poetry as something separate and of itself, rather than a facet of Art, Itself, may be in err.
So, it would seem that Art, Itself, is quite simply one of the many parts of individuality. In one It may shine through in brush strokes. In another It may reveal Itself as lines and phrases. In another It may simply manifest as an appreciation of one, or many art forms. If Art is an integral part of individuality, and we take the arrogant initiative of claiming It as our own, then we may hinder our efforts in reaching the heights of the natural, evolutionary progression of the form…
Joel S. Goldsmith, twentieth century mystic, claimed that the form was not necessary to the practiced artist, in another incarnation, as the form is but a division of the whole. He also claimed that the virtuoso was proof of reincarnation, as such practiced airmanship cannot be inherited. If he was correct, then our pratice is actually part of our future’s perfecting. If he was wrong, then our practice is but a way of fulfilling our inspiration. Either way, impersonalising the Art form we practice allows for a much wider range of inspiration.
“I am trying to exceed the whole, even though I still dig. I am trapped within this little cage, needing to be big.” Maybe these quotes from verse delivered through these fingers back in 1985 were just temptations to believe I was supposed to be bigger than the Art I was practicing. Can you imagine such lunacy…?…
Let the Muse have your pens and keyboards!
I, again, would like to remind all the Palace Poets that the poem and picture/art option for the newsletter is open to all. Maybe you could go through your photo albums in search of poetic inspiration. Maybe you will even find the whole idea enticing. A scrapbook of your life with accompanying verse might be quite the heirloom to leave behind! :)
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Morning Clouds
Morning clouds,
Dance gracefully
Across the heavens
In a majestic ballet
No artists hand
Can capture.
Such fleeting beauty
Parades galanty.
Their genius coveted
By the great masters.
I absorb it into my soul
As each moment
Changes the pageant
Before me,
Topping the last scene
Gorging my eyes
With wonder
Until I think
I can bear no more
Then, suddenly,
It is gone.
Dispersing in a moment.
My chest
Is bursting with awe as
The day ahead begins.
I know a sense
Of anticipation.
Anything arriving
With such elegant fanfare
Promises much.
©Jeri Garry 2004
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Palace Poet I
"Practice writing. Be prepared for criticism, but let it help you grow. And most importantly, find your own voice. Be true to the heart that beats within you."
Heidi Greenhaw
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Poetry Exercise
This month let us go to the syllable count practice. Try writing poems with two syllable lines. Next try using three syllables per line. This method of practice allows one to see the ‘power’ a few words can have. It also makes one choose their wording more carefully. To increase the difficulty of the exercise, write in four live verses, using a b-d rhyming sequence. To further increase the difficulty switch to an a-c/b-d rhyme scheme. Write on! :)
Have an exercise you created for improving your writing? Would you like to see it in this newsletter? Send it to
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Remember, if the exercise is easy, the benefit is minimal… :(
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Submitting Poetry For Chapbook Consideration
Three or four poems will be plenty for a query. Poetry MUST be submitted with NO tabs, aligned left, in Arial ( other common fonts if you do not have Arial) font, with titles, in bold, on the first line of a page (or five spaces below the last line of the preceding poem), in one document. Poems in all CAPS will be deleted. Please do not have lines of over 40 characters (even those might have to be divided, and it would be far more comfortable if the poet did it before sending, probably on both sides of this adventure!) If this is too much work for you, that is fine; do not submit (I do not mean to sound cold, but the amount of work done here is ridiculous!). Please put "chapbook" in the subject of the email! :)
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We have a contract for single poetry submissions for People Say; a new volume will be released each year. If you have a poem that you think would be a great note card, please send it along with this contract to poet@poetrypalacegiftshop.biz. Please put “single submission” in the subject line.
Single Submission Contract
I have submitted this poem to be used in the note card catalog knowing that if used it cannot be sold or used elsewhere until it goes out of print. I understand that the catalog sales are for 'Palace' support and no royalties are paid, but that I will receive twenty-five cents for each note card purchased with my verse appearing on it. I understand that royalties are paid quarterly. I hereby agree to all Poetry Palace terms and understand Thomas Beal has all creative authority. The content of the poem cannot be changed without my permission, but the artwork, fonts etceteras to be used is dictated by the needs of Poetry Palace.
I _________________ agree to all the stipulations set forth by Poetry Palace.
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