Pondering Poetry vs Fictional Prose
Oct. 4th, 2017 09:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
notebookishtypeI'm currently taking a Creative Writing class, and I'm trying to sort out an experience I had.
The first half of the class was poetry focused. Poetry was stressful for me as I've only ever done it for a grade. I find it difficult and not that enjoyable, in general. So, of course, for our poetry workshop, I ended up with a poem that was well received. I got notes that it was "chilling," "powerful," "strong," etc.
So that's cool, I suppose. It doesn't surprise me, not because I think I'm some great writer, but because I told a very personal story that has haunted me since the moment it happened in 1999. I guess I feel a bit discouraged... Like, I'm at a loss for how I could ever make someone feel a fraction of that in a fictional piece. Maybe that's something that will come with more time and practice or will require comparable fictional content...
The first half of the class was poetry focused. Poetry was stressful for me as I've only ever done it for a grade. I find it difficult and not that enjoyable, in general. So, of course, for our poetry workshop, I ended up with a poem that was well received. I got notes that it was "chilling," "powerful," "strong," etc.
So that's cool, I suppose. It doesn't surprise me, not because I think I'm some great writer, but because I told a very personal story that has haunted me since the moment it happened in 1999. I guess I feel a bit discouraged... Like, I'm at a loss for how I could ever make someone feel a fraction of that in a fictional piece. Maybe that's something that will come with more time and practice or will require comparable fictional content...
