tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post7851820571656169855..comments2024-03-24T10:54:20.657-06:00Comments on Jennifer Ruth Jackson, Poet: Money and PoetryJennifer Ruth Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-16329827098366756152011-04-21T11:33:36.669-06:002011-04-21T11:33:36.669-06:00Alyson: You're right about what poetry can te...Alyson: You're right about what poetry can teach about fiction. Though, I am not sure anything can save my stories. lol<br /><br />DM: Your friend's thought is a very nice one, indeed! Thank you for the compliment.Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-32501095714779578832011-04-21T08:49:14.878-06:002011-04-21T08:49:14.878-06:00btw, your latest poems are great. I love reading ...btw, your latest poems are great. I love reading your work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08311305166391446029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-68830549442930329192011-04-21T08:47:45.427-06:002011-04-21T08:47:45.427-06:00My friend once said (as I worried about not gettin...My friend once said (as I worried about not getting poetry or books published)'consider this. That anyone meant to read your work will, even if it is not out to the world.' This has given me much comfort. And like you, Jennifer, I cannot stop writing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08311305166391446029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-11556456032466317692011-04-20T12:29:29.805-06:002011-04-20T12:29:29.805-06:00This is so true. I've never understood why our...This is so true. I've never understood why our society puts no value on poetry. Even fiction writers can learn a lot about pacing and word choice from writing poems. I don't really see it changing anytime soon though.Alyson Burdettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916059117572619004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-40928867952992418112011-04-20T10:58:56.174-06:002011-04-20T10:58:56.174-06:00I have heard of these mythical figures and I hope ...I have heard of these mythical figures and I hope you're one someday, PK! <br /><br />I have tried quitting writing and I can't...Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-2777489789958880092011-04-20T06:54:43.154-06:002011-04-20T06:54:43.154-06:00So so true. Starving artist applies to a large gro...So so true. Starving artist applies to a large group of people. We write, craft, paint because it's who we are. And for those lucky few of us who get to do it for a living, kudos!<br /><br />But I certainly don't know any.PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.com