i agree, it would be hard to write about white water rafting while doing the deed. or lovemaking while on the job, unless it was about a particular boring act of sex
though it would be best to write it soon afterwards when the heart is beating that bit faster. edits are something most poets do, that's when the real calm should take over
(05-29-2014, 06:08 AM)milo Wrote: "Poetry is the spontaneous overflowing of
powerful emotions, reflected in tranquillity. And no
one can be said to have had a powerful emotion,
save that he had also thought long and deeply."
-Wordsworth
I believe they are both saying the same thing. Poetry is inspired by the "un-calm", the eventful, the emotionally charged but it is the careful crafting of words produced by a sober mind that channels these into poetry. Hence, poetry is produced (or fine spun, i suppose) from a calm mind.
though it would be best to write it soon afterwards when the heart is beating that bit faster. edits are something most poets do, that's when the real calm should take over