Friday, September 14, 2012

Poetry Friday: Tennyson

I took an online class this summer on plotting and outlining a novel with Dennis Foley through writers.com. It was a really good class and Dennis recommended Scrivener as the tool of choice. So I've played around with it for a couple of months and finally decided to buy the version for Windows. This program is really involved, very powerful, and I needed more than a tutorial, so I'm taking the class offered by Gwen Hernandez. It's a pretty cool program and Gwen is a good teacher. If you write fiction, it's worth checking out. I use OneNote for research on my nonfiction projects, but I can see where Scrivener can be useful here, too. Even for keeping up with blog posts, Scrivener looks like a great program for making life easier.

Gwen recommended a wonderful blog post by a friend about using Scrivener. It's definitely worth reading. Check it out at The Ruby-Slippered Sisterhood.

There is no theme to this post. I just felt like this poem today. Enjoy. More Poetry Friday at http://randomnoodling.blogspot.com/


The Oak
by Alfred Lord Tennyson

Live thy Life,
Young and old,
Like yon oak,
Bright in spring,
Living gold;

Summer-rich
Then; and then
Autumn-changed
Soberer-hued
Gold again.

All his leaves
Fall'n at length,
Look, he stands,
Trunk and bough
Naked strength.
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12 comments:

  1. Irene LathamSeptember 14, 2012 at 7:51 AM

    I love tree poems. Love all that changing and yes, naked strength. Thanks for sharing! And you go with the Scrivener!

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    1. DoraineSeptember 14, 2012 at 8:32 AM

      I love seeing the structure of those naked trees. Knowing what's underneath. And we'll see where I go with Scrivener. I hope I go somewhere!

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  2. Diane MayrSeptember 14, 2012 at 11:20 AM

    I've gotten away from complicated writing projects, but I'll look into Scrivener if I decide to move away from haiku! Thanks for the recommendation.

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    1. DoraineSeptember 15, 2012 at 12:35 PM

      Diane, I can actually see great potential for using Scrivener with poetry projects. I haven't played with it enough yet, but I'm planning to pull a collection I'm workin on into it this weekend.

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  3. Joyce RaySeptember 14, 2012 at 8:34 PM

    Dori, New Englanders have a name for bare tree season - stick season. Perhaps "Naked Strength Season" would be better!

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  4. Mary LeeSeptember 15, 2012 at 7:35 AM

    Fun to have this fully grown oak poem after the acorn poem by Liz.

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    1. DoraineSeptember 15, 2012 at 9:16 PM

      I still haven't made it that far down the list! Maybe tomorrow.

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  5. RuthSeptember 15, 2012 at 12:47 PM

    Just feeling like it is plenty of reason for me! My daughter uses Scrivener for her writing - she got started with it doing Nanowrimo. Hope you enjoy it!

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    1. DoraineSeptember 15, 2012 at 9:17 PM

      I'm really enjoying the Scrivener class. The program was only $40 and the class was $40. I figure that's a decent deal if I can learn to use it well. I've paid more for lots of online classes. My brain is just filling up with ways to use it.

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  6. Linda BSeptember 15, 2012 at 7:33 PM

    Thank you for sharing the apps you find important for your writing. I'll check them out, Dori. I love the poem, and that end, "naked strength" is wonderful. And also "bright in spring/living gold".

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  7. DoraineSeptember 15, 2012 at 9:18 PM

    I love "living gold," too!

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