April 24, 2009
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ElectricPoetry Blogging Community: Recommend This Post
Dear Subscribers, Friends, Fellow Xangans, and ESPECIALLY Xanga Poets, Poets in General, Poetry Lovers, and just about anyone interested in poetry.
I just read (and gave a rare recommend) to The Xanga Team’s entry: “Blogging Communities in the Xanga Network.” If this idea passes muster with the Xanga Team, anyone with the inspiration, inclination, (and money) could start their own Xanga spinoff blogging community, like Momaroo or Mancouch.
I used to run a poetry group on Yahoo called The ElectricPoetry Group, named after my ElectricPoetry website, where I store all my poetry online. It was pretty active for about two of four years online. If I were to start up an ElectricPoetry blogging community on Xanga, would anyone be interested. (I know of one person who would definitely).
I can’t offer utter and complete explication and dissection of each piece of poetry posted myself, like I promised on the Yahoo group. Not enough time. But I would engage the critical poets with the less experienced poets so that there would be some dialogue, as on the group. I can see that there might be a niche for Poetry Lovers on Xanga, and if someone should naturally run the group, it possibly should be someone who signs himself “poet, philosopher, fool”.
So if you’re interested, let me know. I would naturally have to ask for donations of some sort to pay for whatever server costs Xanga would incur. (I think I pay about $250.00 a year for AllThingsMike. The price dropped considerably in the last two or three years.) This is not just a Xanga blog. As I see it, I would ask a select group of Xanga poets to be regular contributors, based on volunteers who could take the time to regularly post and monitor the site. There might be a “community board” for those who blog in the community to post their latest work to the front page.
I don’t know how this would incorporate into the poet’s regular blogs. I wouldn’t want someone on Xanga or another sister site to have to set up an ElectricPoetry blog in order to post to the community boards. I believe Xanga sister sites accept Xangans as contributors, so I don’t think this would be a problem.
I already have an ElectricPoetry blogring. I think there are 8 members. It’s been ages since I’ve checked. I ran the Internet Island creative writing blogring and site until it got to be too big a burden. (And after 2 years I ran out of questions and subjects.)
I can’t promise prompts, etc, unless of course I can get a volunteer to run that column. (I’m already cooking up sections and columns for the site. I’m even beginning to see the site design in my head.)
Oh well, I best post this. I am asking for recommends, esp. among any creative poetic Xanga types. (I could get in the ground floor for a video and photography blogging community, as long as I’m at it, but I do tend to overextend myself, even in real life.)
Let’s see if there’s any one in the nearest vicinity who might be interested in a Xanga ElectricPoetry Blogging Community. I could get a nibble. My ElectricPoetry posts haven’t been as popular as they once were. Or I could hit a nerve, and the idea could become viral. (The Internet Island got an overwhelming response in the beginning. I think I got 150 members overnight, if my memory isn’t embellishing again.) So, why don’t you recommend this post, so every Xanga poet sees this.
1. Would you be interested in seeing a Xanga ElectricPoetry Blogging Community? Do you think this is a good idea?
2. Would you be interested in me running the show. (well, naturally, if it’s an “ElectricPoetry” community)?
3. Would you be interested in contributing in some way, as a resident poet, critic, or editor (if we get bombarded with thousands of poems a day, I might need several editors)?
4. Even if you couldn’t be an ”active” part of the blogging community as a critic or editor, would you contribute to comments and discussions on the blogging community’s main pages?
Comments (13)
1. Would you be interested in seeing a Xanga ElectricPoetry Blogging Community? Do you think this is a good idea? Yes
2. Would you be interested in me running the show. (well, naturally, if it’s an “ElectricPoetry” community)? You came up with the name, it should be your’s to run. As long as you dont go Chairman Mao on people why not Bald Mike as el Duce
3. Would you be interested in contributing in some way, as a resident poet, critic, or editor (if we get bombarded with thousands of poems a day, I might need several editors)? I write poetry and sometimes a gigaton of it, I am too timid to criticize other poet’s work, and I am way lazy in editing. I would contribute if deemed worthy.
4. Even if you couldn’t be an “active” part of the blogging community as a critic or editor, would you contribute to comments and discussions on the blogging community’s main pages? I like literature, I am sure I would read it on your site and comment.
i don’t participate much in any of the “group” things that i have been a member of now or before now. i am one of those fly by night people that gets into things like that for a few months then grows bored and moves along. i think it is a good idea though. they don’t have a site like that yet and i think there will be a lot of people interested in it. i know there are a lot of writers out there that would participate because i know there are a lot of writers on xanga. (i’ve subscribed to most of them) i’m sure you will find enough people to help you out.
i don’t think i make enough material to warrent anything decent for the site, but i’ll :heartbeat: to help
Hello, I saw the idea for network sites and I think having an ElectricPoetry community would be a wonderful idea. I post mostly poetry on my site, although life has gotten in the way lately and I haven’t been able to post much. I would be happy to help out in any way I could in the community, even if it’s just posting an encouraging comment.
Dawn
Michael, This sounds like a lovely idea. although I am not a poet I do like to read it so in answer to question #4 — Yes. Lmoisan
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Great idea. I would partcipate, at least part time. Above is a link to my xanga poetry site.
:wave: This is a very interesting proposal. I’ll want to see how it would work out. Being that my finances are severely limited lately, I don’t know that I could help fund it.
I have poetry I’d like to contribute if this gets off the ground or I’d read and comment. Just depends on “life’s intrusions”.
~~Blessings ‘n cheers
RYC: Thanks for dropping by. You should have posted your poem on your site to get credit for the challenge though. Most of mine I have placed back as private. Thanks for the compliments as well. They are always well received.
HUGS!!!
Hi BM,
it is not baldness alone that unites us ,it is also our interest in poetry .I am not a poet myself, though I include some poems in my blogs on xanga(http://www.xanga.com/sadaboy) and love reading poems aloud early in the morning when it is so silent all around.If you have a blogring called EP I’d love to visit it of course.I could review the poems also.Was an English Prof in the University here.but I LOVE the English language too!!
it is better not to lemon-squeeze each poem coming up.A poem is an organism.Better let it play around like another asimo!
love dr sadasivan india.
1. Would you be interested in seeing a Xanga ElectricPoetry Blogging Community? Do you think this is a good idea?
Ans) I’d love that. Poets need a platform, a larger one than the usual blogring.
2. Would you be interested in me running the show. (well, naturally, if it’s an “ElectricPoetry” community)?
Ans) Duh! Of course, you originated it!
3. Would you be interested in contributing in some way, as a resident poet, critic, or editor (if we get bombarded with thousands of poems a day, I might need several editors)?
Ans) Yes, Yes and YES
4. Even if you couldn’t be an “active” part of the blogging community as a critic or editor, would you contribute to comments and discussions on the blogging community’s main pages?
Ans) I think this should go without asking
I’ve got your back, hun
I agree with QweenCat :]
I’d love to contribute in some way; been writing for many years, would be a great venture…resident poet with my own page, or even an editor…let me know…great idea.
hugs,
sage
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Thank you