Come on over. I need your help for a moment.
Hi everyone.
I hope that you all had a wonderfully happy, relaxing, fulfilling and creative weekend.
I hate to be a bother on an already bothersome Monday but I’m putting together my poetry e book and I would like some input from you all.
If you could take a moment to let me know which poems you would really like to see in my e book I would be very grateful. Do you have a favorite? One that stood out from the rest for you? If so why? I may put these comments to use…
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog and for taking the time to comment and share. You all are awesome!
Jennifer
(Writings of a Mrs)
Writings of a Mrs 
My suggestion with putting together a poetry book, might be unwelcomed — but I will just tell you what I was taught…so when you put together a book of poetry, you have two options: 1. So and So’s Collection of Poetry 19XX- 2013. Or the second option is a book of poetry, which you title after one of your poems in the book, or whatever you want. Anyway, the first way, the collection, you could easily just put together all your favorite poems (and what other people seem to like – which you are seemingly trying to gauge) and organize them in no specific order. VaLa – a collection of poetry! Or the second way, is a little more complicated, and takes more time…that is each poem connects with the next poem, and within this connecting it connects to the bigger theme, which is the book of the poetry. Some poets have organized their books of poetry, in movements. Others in topics. Others in Narratives. Or as David Barber wrote, (the Atlantic Monthly Poetry Editor) in constellations. I hope this helps.
Hi Kate.
Thank you for your thoughts and ideas for compilation. They are very helpful.
I already have a title, outline and formatting ready.
I just want to see what poems my readers would like to have in the book and their opinions on how each piece spoke to them….for reasons I can’t reveal just yet 😉
Jennnifer
Which poems are you considering?
Any and all of them 😉
If there is one that I hadn’t considered that people enjoyed I will add it.
I would suggest to insert a link to the poems it makes it easy for newcomers.
Thanks in advance
I would love to do that but my blog is infinite scroll (which may help) and I have over 50 poems to choose from. I just want to know from people that have been reading if there has been any one that has stood out for them. I can work off of the comments left on each poetry post if need be.
🙂 Sorry for the confusion.
JMrs. : There is already a link to the poems. This is WordPress, so the post above has tags called poem and poetry: e.g., https://writingsofamrs.wordpress.com/tag/poetry/
That link will give you all the poems in one long page.
You are so wise. Thank you I had no idea. There is so much that I don’t know about Word Press and technology in general. 🙂
You could also leave a comment on the actual poem itself as it seems people have been doing.
Thank you.
Hi Jennifer,
thanks for asking us. I hope I won’t forget to much of my favourite ones…
Young Love, Mon Amour // Welcome // The Map // Lover’s embrace
Fire Bugs // The Butterfly Box // Repeat, Replay // Shore to shore
Paper Doll // Gravy Baby // Sublime Retreat
Exposed // Lady (Becky) // The Buoy
(Random order)
Thank you for taking the time to let me know.
I’m so glad you like the ones you listed. They are some of my favorites as well. ( Is that bad to say of my own work?.lol )
Innocuous Dream, Death and Flies, The map, Exposed,Night lights,The Mask
The darkest of rains and the The Vault of the Exalted 🙂
Thank you for sharing.
The Vault of the Exalted will be the opening Poem. Shhh 🙂
The Darkest of Rain was fun to write…tricky, tricky. 🙂
there was something very captivating about ‘the vault’ couldn’t think of a better opening 🙂
and the latter is hauntingly beautiful…
😀 The Vault of the Exalted is a prelude to a book I’m writing so I thought it fitting to use as the opening poem.
I love “Paper Doll”. 🙂
Thank you.
I personally like the happier poems with an uplifting spirit. I’m not a fan of dark and gloomy poetry or prose. You have many with heartwarming themes.
Thank you Toni for sharing your thoughts. Most are uplifting and positive, if not thought provoking. 🙂
I’ve enjoyed many! The two that stand out in my memory are Wetted Diamond and Death and Flies. 🙂
Thank you for sharing that with me Melanie.
“I stand here before you”
Thank you for letting my know!
I love that one too as I wrote it for my Mr.
Cheers,
Jennifer