One blog post I responded to was Stephanie's "Get Organized." I chose this entry because I thought it was extremely interesting that she went to New York to perform and because she had good organization methods.
I'm so impressed that you went to New York for a concert! You may have mentioned this before, but I seem to have forgotten. Very cool. Anyways, I think it's so smart that you get everything all set up beforehand. I have the tendency to put things off until last minute and find myself scrambling around trying to find everything I need. I really need to start preparing sooner because, like you, I'm generally a nervous person and if I'm running around until the last minute, I generally feel like I'm missing something. Most nights I try to pack my backpack for school the next day, but if I forgot, the next day I'm constantly freaking out that I forgot something. I think preparing ahead of time is a good habit to have.
The other blog post I responded to was Nish's "The Poetic Walls." I chose this because I saw that he struggled in the same way I did when it came to writing poetry and I enjoyed reading how he responded to these struggles.
I had the exact same problem. At first, my poem was, as you said, just the skeleton of one, and I had a hard time finding the words to make it a real poem. I knew what I wanted to say but I had difficulty expressing it in a poetic way. It wasn't until Mr. Allen pointed out that I need to focus on the scene and the moment I'm in more. I pictured the woods I was in more thoroughly and started to write something that sounded more poetic. But I also hit that second brick wall. I put everything in that I could and Mr. Allen still asked for more. I, unfortunately, couldn't take a walk in the woods to help my thought process but instead walked away from the poem, did something else, and came back with a fresh mind.
