Topic: Sharing poetry with others
A1. It kind of depends on the poem. There’s some pieces that I finish and it’s like, “Oh. No one is ever allowed to see this.” But for the most part I’m comfortable being open with my work! As long as people don’t read it in front of me ? #PoetParty
— Lex should be writing. (@lexvranick) May 22, 2021
I'm almost more afraid of apathy than rejection. #PoetParty
— Pam Portland (@TruckingWriter) May 22, 2021
Context and platform definitely matter. Speculative or "genre" poetry wasn't received popularly in my college poetry workshops, but a poem I wrote about a zombie apocalypse was very popular on Tumblr. #PoetParty
— Adam Kamerer (@akamererwrites) May 22, 2021
I like this approach. Just stare them down. #PoetParty pic.twitter.com/u8QXRhxdxt
— Adam Kamerer (@akamererwrites) May 22, 2021
A2: I’m thinking about making a video where I read one of my poems that will be in my book, but I have to get past my camera shyness. #PoetParty
— Tangela Williams-Spann (@Twillspann) May 22, 2021
I ran a contest once asking readers to read my poems aloud on video or audio. One couple even turned it into a mini short film. It was a lot of fun. I love hearing my work out of other people's mouths. #PoetParty
— Adam Kamerer (@akamererwrites) May 22, 2021
I just spent the hour before #PoetParty trying to make sure the captions were right on the audio reading I uploaded to YouTube. It's trickier than it looks, but I think it'll get easier the more I do it.
— Adam Kamerer (@akamererwrites) May 22, 2021
Doesn't surprise me. I've always thought poetry was more of a niche for the reading world. #poetparty
— AuthorStew (@AuthorStew) May 22, 2021
The Hill We Climb topped the best-seller lists, so I think you're definitely onto something. That's exceedingly rare for a poetry book. #PoetParty
— Adam Kamerer (@akamererwrites) May 22, 2021
Poetry…not exciting? 😀 😀 #PoetParty pic.twitter.com/fe1yh29F7f
— Adam Kamerer (@akamererwrites) May 22, 2021
A3: Interesting. My first reaction is that maybe people tend to find escape more with stories but that’s garbage because one can also escape with poetry, since it can come in many forms and genres. I feel like I want to read more poetry and explore all kinds of poems. #PoetParty
— Cait Gordon ♿️ (@CaitGAuthor) May 22, 2021
I never knew there was a #poetparty! So cool. Yes I do but I don't often share an image, I share a link. I love @adalimon.
— Jessica Whipple (@Jessicawhippl17) May 22, 2021
I read a lot of poetry, but I'm bad about sharing it. I'm trying to work more of that into my online activities. #PoetParty
— Adam Kamerer (@akamererwrites) May 22, 2021
A5: 1. Book recs
2. Twitter chats
3. Looking for local poets to engage with#PoetParty— Tangela Williams-Spann (@Twillspann) May 22, 2021
Open mics are a lot of fun. Hopefully as covid starts getting under control, we'll see more of those again. #PoetParty
— Adam Kamerer (@akamererwrites) May 22, 2021
Okay, here’s a poem I wrote to describe how we use everyday terms/expressions that have roots in ableism, and how we can use other words instead. It’s called Can Also: https://t.co/cPF1lheo8P #PoetParty (gulp)
— Cait Gordon ♿️ (@CaitGAuthor) May 22, 2021
I really like this. #PoetParty
— Tangela Williams-Spann (@Twillspann) May 23, 2021
Based on the feedback I've received, we'll be sticking with our Saturday 7pm EST timeslot for the time being. Join us next week as we wrap up #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth with a discussion of mental health in poetry. #PoetParty pic.twitter.com/gaR1NJAMGS
— Adam Kamerer (@akamererwrites) May 22, 2021
