tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post5630027603274730628..comments2024-03-05T14:43:58.777-08:00Comments on Rogue Strands: Pen vs. pencilMatthew Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11050474652034142849noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post-26474169791386947102016-06-06T01:50:40.597-07:002016-06-06T01:50:40.597-07:00Hi Alex,
Thanks for commwenting and gifting us a ...Hi Alex,<br /><br />Thanks for commwenting and gifting us a poem!Matthew Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050474652034142849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post-92091710384941991272016-06-06T01:49:42.332-07:002016-06-06T01:49:42.332-07:00Hi Tom,
Thanks for commenting. Yes, I also like a...Hi Tom,<br /><br />Thanks for commenting. Yes, I also like a pen that rasps across the paper. That physical connection is crucial, isn't it?Matthew Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050474652034142849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post-86535997416989536582016-06-05T08:18:51.945-07:002016-06-05T08:18:51.945-07:00Write to me in pencil.
Sketch an outline,
hatch in...Write to me in pencil.<br />Sketch an outline,<br />hatch in shadow,<br />keep it close and warm.<br /><br />Change my mind<br />in silver whispers,<br />lead on paper. Start<br />an almost silent storm.<br /><br />Written wishing this PC were an HB.Alex Josephyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679211915941106675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post-2976377728999267082016-06-05T00:35:01.706-07:002016-06-05T00:35:01.706-07:00I love nibs that have pencil-like feedback. Founta...I love nibs that have pencil-like feedback. Fountain pens are personal in ways pencils can't be-- far more variables. It takes time to find the pen that suits composition. Or pens. The process is rewarding in its aspect of self-knowledge and pen-knowledge too. I use pens to poet haiku on Twitter. Tom D'Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05914449987499813425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post-17245464413061862392016-05-29T04:12:18.986-07:002016-05-29T04:12:18.986-07:00Dear Matthew
We've been offline in Holland fo...Dear Matthew<br /><br />We've been offline in Holland for a fortnight. I usually write my poems with a Bic biro in a Tesco's notebook. Using a pencil to record poems is a bit too much like writing on water for my taste.<br /><br />Best wishes from Simon R. GladdishPoetry Pleases!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16686247991180317838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post-59975308578176096102016-05-28T09:50:41.330-07:002016-05-28T09:50:41.330-07:00Hi Maria,
Thanks for your comment. Yes, I also mo...Hi Maria,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. Yes, I also move to the keyboard once I'm happy with a draft. That's the point at which I file the poem till I fall out of love with it. I then tend to go back to my notebook when I rework the poem again a few weeks later.Matthew Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050474652034142849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4334168470477960268.post-73558687401055988402016-05-26T10:31:07.156-07:002016-05-26T10:31:07.156-07:00Pen, then eventually keyboard, but more often than...Pen, then eventually keyboard, but more often than not, pen first! Then there's a vague period of taking away a typed draft and writing it out in pen to feel if it works. Pencil only in emergency.Interesting post!Maria Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12509743355972478865noreply@blogger.com