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Poetry, prose, fate, junk, and how reading is like smoking

When a new acquaintance inquires about what kinds of things I like to write, I tend to hem and haw sheepishly about being a poet, which embarrasses us both. The new acquaintance is hoping to hear about mystery novels, and I am hoping to talk about anything other than poems. Yet despite my itchiness about publicly admitting that I'm a poet, I rarely even mention the fact that I write nearly as much prose as I do poetry. The word poetry at least connotes sensitive feelings, which most chatty…See More

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Dawn Potter commented on the blog post 'Do you have a love letter for VS Naipaul?'

Already been posted twice on SheWrites, but here it is again: http://dlpotter.blogspot.com/2011/06/small-response-to-v-s-naipaul.html

Jun 12, 2011

Control and Intention: One Poet's Trajectory

Yesterday Kathleen, a commenter on my blog, asked me what part control and intention play in the trajectory of my writing as I "move from piece to piece or book to book." The short annoying answer is nothing and everything. The title of my upcoming collection is Same Old Story, and its theme is that I can't seem to stop writing about or worrying about the same handful of subjects: books, place, lovers, children. In Boy Land, I was, as often as not, in the child's mind; in Crimes I allowed…See More

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A Small Response to V. S. Naipaul

First, read this article. Now, read this:V. S. Naipaul's novel A House for Mr. Biswas has always been important to me. At times in my life I have admired it extravagantly . . . despite the fact that, from the first few words, I could tell that it had been written by a non-Anglo-Saxon man raised in a hot-weather British colony.I am determined to continue caring about A House for Mr.…See More

Blog post by Dawn Potter Jun 9, 2011

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Dawn Potter commented on the blog post 'A Response to V. S. Naipaul's Comments about Women Writers'

Kamy-- what does "crosspost to my She Writes blog" mean? Do you mean copy the whole thing out on She Writes rather than just include a link?

Jun 5, 2011

A Response to V. S. Naipaul's Comments about Women Writers

http://dlpotter.blogspot.com/2011/06/small-response-to-v-s-naipaul.html

Blog post by Dawn Potter Jun 3, 2011

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Poetry and Communication in the Digital Age

In a few weeks, I'm supposed to take part in a panel discussion titled "Poetry and Communication in the Digital Age." The fact that I've been asked to participate in this forum strikes me as slightly comical, though of course on the surface it makes sense. Here I am chattering away to you on this blog. I do all of my writing on a laptop. Given the increasing cost of postage, I appreciate journals' move toward online submissions. I occasionally promote my writing and teaching on group sites such…See More

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Writing about the process of writing yesterday's poem

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Patricia Caspers left a comment for Dawn Potter

Thanks, Dawn. I'm newish to the area, so I'll have to search for some teachers. I hadn't thought about the arts council. I'll look into that as well. I appreciate your help, Tricia

Mar 1, 2011

Dawn Potter left a comment for Patricia Caspers

Hi, Tricia-- I do work as a visiting writer in the schools, mostly in Maine, where I live, but I also go elsewhere when asked. The Maine Arts Commission has a juried education artist program, and it's possible that the Massachusetts arts…

Mar 1, 2011

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Dawn, do you teach poetry in the schools? If so, are you affiliated with an organization in NH or are you doing it on your own? I would love to teach poetry in the schools in MA, but there doesn't seem to be an organization in my…

Mar 1, 2011

The Frost Place Summer Programs

The Frost Place in Franconia, NH, is accepting applications for its summer programs. At the Conference on Poetry and Teaching, Baron Wormser, Dawn Potter, and faculty give essential guidance in the teaching of poetry. The Festival and Conference on Poetry will…See More

Blog post by Dawn Potter Mar 1, 2011

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Dawn Potter replied to the discussion 'Art is useless because...'

Wilde was a satirist. Taking this at face value would be like taking a comment by Mark Twain or Stephen Colbert at face value.

Feb 26, 2011

Dawn Potter left a comment for Kelli Swearingen

Hi, Kelli--I'm not a member of Poetry Critique, but I saw your discussion question appear on the sidebar and I wanted to tell you that I think your personal description of why you write is the best possible reason for doing so. Publication…

Feb 26, 2011

Dawn Potter left a comment for Member News

I am so happy to tell you that CavanKerry Press has decided to publish my third poetry collection, called Same Old Story.

Feb 22, 2011

Dawn Potter commented on the blog post 'Thought for the Day'

Hi, Maureen: thanks for keeping us updated on your posts; I appreciate your work.

Feb 20, 2011

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Who I am:: http://dlpotter.blogspot.com

Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:: Tracing Paradise: Two Years in Harmony with John Milton [memoir]
How the Crimes Happened [poetry]
Boy Land & Other Poems [poetry]
The Breath of Parted Lips: Voices from the Robert Frost Place, vol. 2 [anthology]
Autumn House Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry, vol. 2 [anthology]
101 Contemporary Odes [anthology]

Media outlets that I currently write for:: Threepenny Review, Sewanee Review, Prairie Schooner, Green Mountains Review, Antioch Review, etc.

My writing is:: Nonfiction, Poetry, Memoir, Blog Posts, Lit Crit

Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:: books

Services I offer to other writers:: mentoring for writers
manuscript critique
copyediting for publishers

I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:: no

My professional associations:: Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance
New England Poetry Club
Maine Poets Society

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Poetry, prose, fate, junk, and how reading is like smoking

Posted on June 13, 2011 at 6:16am 0 Comments 0 Likes

When a new acquaintance inquires about what kinds of things I like to write, I tend to hem and haw sheepishly about being a poet, which embarrasses us both. The new acquaintance is hoping to hear about mystery novels, and I am hoping to talk about anything other than poems. Yet despite my itchiness about publicly admitting that I'm a poet, I rarely even mention the fact that I write nearly as much prose as I do poetry. The word poetry at least connotes sensitive feelings, which… Continue

Control and Intention: One Poet's Trajectory

Posted on June 12, 2011 at 6:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Yesterday Kathleen, a commenter on my blog, asked me what part control and intention play in the trajectory of my writing as I "move from piece to piece or book to book." The short annoying answer is nothing and everything.

The title of my upcoming collection is Same Old Story, and its theme is that I can't seem to stop writing about or worrying about the same handful of subjects: books, place, lovers, children. In Boy Land, I was, as often as…

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A Small Response to V. S. Naipaul

Posted on June 9, 2011 at 12:14pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

First, read this article.

Now, read this:

V. S. Naipaul's novel A House for Mr. Biswas has always been important to me. At times in my life I have admired it extravagantly . . . despite the fact that, from the first few words, I could tell that it had been written by a non-Anglo-Saxon man raised in a hot-weather British colony.

I am…

Continue

A Response to V. S. Naipaul's Comments about Women Writers

Posted on June 3, 2011 at 5:00am 2 Comments 1 Like

http://dlpotter.blogspot.com/2011/06/small-response-to-v-s-naipaul.html

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At 1:16pm on March 1, 2011, Patricia Caspers said…: Thanks, Dawn. I'm newish to the area, so I'll have to search for some teachers. I hadn't thought about the arts council. I'll look into that as well.

I appreciate your help,

Tricia

At 8:10am on March 1, 2011, Patricia Caspers said…: Dawn, do you teach poetry in the schools? If so, are you affiliated with an organization in NH or are you doing it on your own? I would love to teach poetry in the schools in MA, but there doesn't seem to be an organization in my area, and I'm trying to figure out how to go about it.

Tricia

At 2:52pm on January 19, 2011, Shanyn Silinski said…: Nice to meet you Dawn, I started a group for farm, ranch and rural folks - you might enjoy sharing there.

At 1:19pm on November 15, 2010, Meg Waite Clayton said…: Dawn, just saw the Pushcart Prize nomination. Congrats!

At 12:08pm on November 2, 2010, Maureen E. Doallas said…: Dawn, thank you very much for leaving so kind a comment on my post about Seamus. We have one other Westie, Jack, much younger, who is sticking very close by. I'm sorry to hear your mother lost her Westie, too.

I hope the vote in Maine goes better than your post indicated it might. We have a few here in Virginia I'd like to see prevented from taking a seat in the state legislature, and am hoping the Dems hold on to the congressional seats.

Maureen

At 7:33am on August 17, 2010, Meg Waite Clayton said…: Hey, Dawn! I picked your blog for my "What Blogs Did You VISIT Today" post: http://www.shewrites.com/group/bloggersletsmakeitwork/forum/topics/what-blog-did-you-visit-today?

Lovely poem! And I can relate to the sleeping son!

At 1:52pm on May 17, 2010, Nicelle Davis said…: Dawn!

I can't wait to read your new book!

Congratulations,
ND

At 11:40am on March 5, 2010, Kamy Wicoff said…: Hi Dawn -- just wanted to say that I am a passionate Milton fan, and that for Christmas a few years ago I received a copy of the 1732 edition of Paradise Lost (edited by Richard Bentley). On the title page is a handwritten comment from an unknown person, and no fan of Milton: "You grumbling cavaliers complain no further/Milton here suffers for King Charles's murder." It's one of my most prized possessions, and I look forward to reading about your journey with Milton and Paradise Lost. My first experience was as a student at Stanford reading it in Diane Middlebrook's Poetry and Poetics class, and I still have that copy too.

At 2:19am on January 22, 2010, Marianne Choquet said…: P.S. I'll look for yours. I live in Spain (am a native Midwesterner) and even though I can get NPR through the internet, the timing is not the best with the difference in zones.

At 2:17am on January 22, 2010, Marianne Choquet said…: Congrats, Dawn. I love "The Writer's Almanac" and Garrison Keillor's work.

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