Oh man, this is so relatable. Except I've been having trouble making a plan that I stick to. The leader at a poetry workshop last week said something to the effect of “Never feel guilty for intercepting your own creativity with a process.” Her point was that it's all well and good to have a plan, but sometimes creativity overrides those plans, and that's all right. I'm trying to take that energy with me and my unplannedness.
I totally agree with your poetry workshop leader, and congrats for attending a workshop. I hope it is providing you with great experiences and a sense of community. I had Saul Williams write in a book that he signed for me, and he wrote "enjoy the journey" and since then I have been trying to enjoy the journey of life. I do need to plan otherwise I don't do anything, hence why I do the NaPoWriMo and write 30-50 poems a year. If I didn't have that structure I am not sure how many poems I'd be writing a year, maybe some maybe none, I'd rather not think about it. For me I need a plan, as a father of twins and working a full time job and being a creative I need to push myself in the structure to break the structure and improve upon it. Hope this makes sense and glad this caused you to comment.
Oh man, this is so relatable. Except I've been having trouble making a plan that I stick to. The leader at a poetry workshop last week said something to the effect of “Never feel guilty for intercepting your own creativity with a process.” Her point was that it's all well and good to have a plan, but sometimes creativity overrides those plans, and that's all right. I'm trying to take that energy with me and my unplannedness.
I totally agree with your poetry workshop leader, and congrats for attending a workshop. I hope it is providing you with great experiences and a sense of community. I had Saul Williams write in a book that he signed for me, and he wrote "enjoy the journey" and since then I have been trying to enjoy the journey of life. I do need to plan otherwise I don't do anything, hence why I do the NaPoWriMo and write 30-50 poems a year. If I didn't have that structure I am not sure how many poems I'd be writing a year, maybe some maybe none, I'd rather not think about it. For me I need a plan, as a father of twins and working a full time job and being a creative I need to push myself in the structure to break the structure and improve upon it. Hope this makes sense and glad this caused you to comment.
Totally agree on flow. I've been in that same frame of mind.
You sir win the gold star for being the first commentor