Wherein I confess…
Robert Okaji (Chapbook Confessions #3)
Wherein I confess…
O at the Edges
Musings on poetry, language, perception, numbers, food, and anything else that slips through the cracks.
Wherein I confess…
O at the Edges 
This is great! I’ll reread (again) your latest Chapbook with a little added insight. Applause for the paragraph on diversions as contributors to process and results. I seldom pause with a line half-written, but often get startled by how what happens spontaneously today sends me back to revise a “finished” poem.
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I used to get so annoyed with myself for allowing myself to be diverted so easily! But then I realized it was actually a strength, and not something to fight. 🙂
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Good model for others to follow! Maybe I can quit cursing the inevitable interruptions …
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Yes! That’s the ticket!
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Robert, thanks for sharing your process. I guess writing is like anything else, embrace who you are and bring the voice you have. I am curious, do you think this is true?
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I do think this is true, though finding one’s voice may take a while. It took me years!
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Good to know. I really enjoy your poems and hear a unique voice in them. Thanks for the encouraging thought.
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Thanks, Ali! The answer is in the doing. The repetitive task of writing. The ritual.
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Interesting 😃poem
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Thank you.
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Thanks for the suggestions.
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Everyone’s process is different, but I hope you’re able to find something useful in mine.
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I enjoy your writings, and I’m fascinated by your process of writing, and I shall take on-board a few of your ideas.
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I hope whatever you take works for you, Ivor. It works for my meandering mind, but…
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There’s not much method to my writings, so maybe a little bit of system may help haphazard and wandering mind.
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There’s probably more madness than method to mine!
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I can relate to madness, so now I feel even betterer about my words !!
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Ha!
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