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Mosaic Musings...interactive poetry reviews _ Introduce Yourself _ a posthumous greeting

Posted by: posthumous Oct 30 15, 15:49

Hi,

I am here because criticalpoet.com has come upon some hard times, possibly end times, and Eisa graciously pointed us to this forum.

I have been writing poetry formal and free for almost 30 years. I have published poetry under the auspices of nowculture.com

I've been called posthumous, posty, postie, and Don (and other things, but I'd rather not repeat those).

Thanks for having me!

Posted by: Eisa Oct 30 15, 16:47

Hi Posty,

I'm glad you made it here - welcome to Mosaic Musings!

I've only been writing for about 13 years, so I'm quite a newbie compared to you. I'm sure your expertise will be valued here.

Make yourself at home

Eira

Posted by: Larry Oct 30 15, 18:24

Hi Posty or Don,

Kinda macabre to say hello on the night before Halloween to someone who goes by the handle "posthumous" but
you're more than welcome to put down roots, pull up a comfy chair and write/critique or read to your hearts content.
We are always glad to have another writer wander in either through a referral or by happenstance as I did a few
years ago.

I've been writing for about 40 years or so and have been on numerous sites but have found this one to be the most
welcoming of them all. Like many others, our membership has scattered but there are a few diehards like myself
who now refuse to budge any more.

I look forward to reading your posts and helping in any way I may.

Larry

Posted by: Psyche Oct 31 15, 02:33

Welcome to Mosaic Musings, posthumous! I also sent you a message, but now see that you've already introduced yourself. As I don't live in the USA, we don't celebrate Halloween...therefore, your name isn't scary to me...mmm....well, perhaps I'll pick another one all the same!

I think we'll all be able to learn a lot from you. Still, we have some excellent sonnet writers, as well as of many other forms of poetry, apart from FV. Larry excels at sonnets. Recently he posted a lovely Huitain.

I started writing in 1995, but in Spanish, for a Buenos Aires newspaper. When they closed that column down, I skipped over here. Have been uninspired this year.

Don, make yourself comfortable. Looking forward to reading your poetry, very much indeed.
Cheers,
Sylvia a.k.a. Psyche

Posted by: Cleo_Serapis Oct 31 15, 07:53

Greeting Posty/Don, and WELCOME TO MM!

I'm so sorry to hear that The Critical Poet is closing, but perhaps MM can be your new poetry home? Admittedly, it seems that social media in general has curbed much of the "old" (funny to say that) forum boards such as the EZ boards and here too. BUT, we still have active postings and I am very happy to see that! I have been remiss in posting the weekly and monthly challenges, but will rectify that today. The challenges are meant to spark the muse and allow the writer to shake the old writer's block blues with random words and other unrelated topics to respond to. Some will then take those responses, refine them and post them in a critique forum. Personally, I haven't written much poetry in a while, although I DO check in here daily and may not respond. I must rectify that!

We offer honest, yet friendly feedback in our workshopping forums so I hope you'll find yourself at home here. There are many members here with different skill levels and technique, which makes MM more comfortable, diverse and challenging.

Please, wander our halls, take in our colorful 'tiles' and join in the fun. If you would be so kind, one of the first things we ask is to share a bit of your goals with us. What level of critique you would like to receive on your topics?

Each forum has its own 'forum participation rules' posted in a link at the top of the forums, so please check them out: http://forums.mosaicmusings.net/index.php?showtopic=8574 .

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me, Eisa (Rhapsody) or any of our staff (AMETHYST, Arnfinn, Eisa, JLY, Psyche and Imhotep).

~Cleo

Posted by: posthumous Oct 31 15, 08:50

thank you for the prodigious welcome!

as to my goals... I don't completely trust my poems, those little devils, so I like to show them to other people who can point out problems I am blind to. Often, I will forget that I left something unexplained, or something will have the completely wrong tone, or I just simply made a typo or left out a word.

But I also like to hear the impression the poem made on you. You might find nothing to critique or change, but the poem might leave you flat anyway. I'd like to hear that. If not flat, then what emotions did the poem evoke, or what tone did it convey? Does it remind you of Miley Cyrus, a walk in the park, or Shakespeare? I'd love to know.

in other words, I want critique on every level.

Posted by: weaver Oct 31 15, 12:00

Hello postman!
Finally got permission to post so there's no telling what will happen next. Glad that people are migrating to this board from TCP.
Cheers and happy writing
W