I'm publishing a first book of my poetry. It's due out just before Christmas, and is titled
Sharing Christmas
.
I wrap up the book with some final thoughts (which include, of course, another poem). Here's a snippet:
If there was something you really loved about this book, I’d enjoy having you send me an email describing what you liked, and why. Corrections and other editorial comments will also be given due consideration. Of course, I have a very strong kinship with a character in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass , who said:
*When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.”
And with that thought comes the inspiration for the final poetic work of this book:
The Poet’s Response
by Cigam_mai – October 13, 2014
You’ve found an error, a misspelled word,
Or a comma out of place,
Or some meter, or some rhyme
For which you find no saving grace.
For truth be told, you know you’re right.
You’re the critic’s very essence.
And in claiming that’s just what I meant,
I’ll invoke poetic license.
...
I wrap up the book with some final thoughts (which include, of course, another poem). Here's a snippet:
If there was something you really loved about this book, I’d enjoy having you send me an email describing what you liked, and why. Corrections and other editorial comments will also be given due consideration. Of course, I have a very strong kinship with a character in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass , who said:
*When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.”
And with that thought comes the inspiration for the final poetic work of this book:
The Poet’s Response
by Cigam_mai – October 13, 2014
You’ve found an error, a misspelled word,
Or a comma out of place,
Or some meter, or some rhyme
For which you find no saving grace.
For truth be told, you know you’re right.
You’re the critic’s very essence.
And in claiming that’s just what I meant,
I’ll invoke poetic license.
...
Hey, YOU try rhyming "license"!!!
11-Nov-2014 10:48:11
