Comments on: Confidence, Poetry and Life: Sage Cohen, Living the Life Poetic

By: The Journey | Confident Writing

The Journey | Confident Writing — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:03:06 +0000

[...] hopes and regret. Words of wonder and possibility. Words that wanted to work their way into fragments of poems, lines that were already flitting around her head, waiting for the chance to [...]

By: The Freedom of Good Enough Writing | Confident Writing

The Freedom of Good Enough Writing | Confident Writing — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:35:00 +0000

[...] So I went for a poem instead. ‘Just writing’… what I saw, and felt. Writing my way through the moment of disquiet. [...]

By: Still: A Poem About Writing, and Home | Confident Writing

Still: A Poem About Writing, and Home | Confident Writing — Fri, 22 May 2009 07:38:47 +0000

[...] think I had the words of Sage Cohen still running through my head: The next time you feel discomfort, poetry can help you find [...]

By: Davina

Davina — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:53:47 +0000

Hi Joanna.
Hey, thanks for popping over to read the poem. I’m glad you enjoyed it. I’m surprised you haven’t published a poem on your blog yet. You would seem like a natural “person who writes” to do this. I’d love to read one when you write it.

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By: Joanna

Joanna — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:56:04 +0000

Cath hi, glad you enjoyed it… and glad to hear you’re thinking you might give poetry writing a try again. Me too. It feels right for some reason.

Ken I didn’t think you were fishing for accolades, but the power of the words you’d written at the end of a busy day were for me quite… well I think shocking is actually the word, that these lines, rhythms, patterns, ways of seeing things are in you (in us) all the time, and there are things we can do to get them out. Including writing some each day. I’ll try – maybe not each day, but each week, yes I thinnk so.

Davina I’m glad you enjoyed the interview… it’s really got my mind buzzing and I’m pleased that it’s struck a chord with others too. Thanks for telling us about the poem.. I went over to read it and am very impressed – not least that you publish poems on your blog, something I’ve never (yet) had the confidence to do…

By: Davina

Davina — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:05:45 +0000

Hi Joanna and Sage. This was an insightful interview. I have found the free flow writing does help a person write a poem. Last week I wrote in my journal about my thoughts screaming in my head and decided to write a poem from it. I compared the screaming thoughts to seagulls circling and trying to survive at my own demise. I published it on my blog and it is called Flock of Thoughts. It is part of my Morning Muse series. Sage Cohen is a poetic name in itself. And that was a terrific poem. I noticed how you "chose" the "right" words to carry the musical theme throughout. Brilliant! A wordsmith at work. Thanks for sharing this and Sage, Joanna. Davinas last blog post..Letter from a Proofreader with Edits

By: Ken Allan

Ken Allan — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:03:11 +0000

Kia ora Wilson

You’re right about Sage. I couldn’t have chosen the words better myself.

Ha ha .

@ Everyone-

Thanks for the accolades – but that’s not what I was fishing for.
The fact is, I could well have filled up Joanna’s comments with a whole lot of junk that I wrote on other occasions but you wouldn’t have enjoyed that much at all.

The point is, it works, and as a stress relief, it definitely works. But the main thing that works for me is writing lots – every day if possible and it doesn’t have to be much.

For instance, Bud the Teacher has been running a poetry series all this month and me and a few others have dutifully written something there every day. This is what I’d call walking the talk (or writing the talk). Just check it out.

Catchya later

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By: Cath Lawson

Cath Lawson — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:14:48 +0000

Hi Sage and Joanna – Thanks for the great interview. I’m going to give this a try. I used to like writing poetry and I think it’s definitely a confidence issue that’s stopping me. I got stuck with the novel I’m trying to write for months and eventually realised that was down to lack of confidence.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:50:43 +0000

wilson well I think you express yourself very well… I bet one day you find yourself writing a poem or two. Sometimes it happens when we have very strong emotions (positive or negative ones), you might just finding yourself reaching for pen and paper and writing a verse or two…

By: wilson

wilson — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:10:42 +0000

WoW, Sage definitely have the gift in this poetry stuff, Joanna. Talking about poetry, I’m a little bit of clumsy and find it hard to get all the words together into one beautiful piece as Sage did! LOl

In this condition, I might just passed this one to the experts…