This video does come with a trigger warning for its discussion of such subjects as depression, suicide & self-harming. I hope I have approached these topics with dignity & a longing to be well, to again fall in love with living.
@@booksoffthebeatenpath: thanks, Meg. I really appreciate your generous, caring response. It's difficult stuff to share, but hopefully it will make a good book- ah, all these quirky, weird odds 'n' ends...
@@artistikworld4058: That's so exciting, Margaret. I hope your book debuts into booming success. It's odd how much importance we place on all these things, isn't it? I will look your book up, & see if a local bookstore has stock. I'm really excited for you!
I love how you talk of architecture and binary. And numerology! Wonderfully truthful and open. 'In order to keep going'. You are treasured, Phillip. 'Redeemed by love.' 'Knight in Shining Brindal'. Wonderful words. Dark followed by light. Post tenebras lux. Good luck with the book!
Thanks, Mark You are very generous & affirmative. I am really proud of 'Hounded', & excited with how it's turning out, but you can never be really be sure until you start giving bits a run. I'm usually really good at seeking out opportunities for workshopping my writing, but I've been very closed & protective of this manuscript, a new confidence or folly? I guess, we'll see...Hopefully I'll have it finished part way through next year. Thanks, once again, for the encouragement.
@@apoetreadstowrite I have the same with my current book - completed, but reticent of having it turned down again [12 so far] by agents. It's dark to light, and is autobiographical in parts. Painful to talk about openly.
Philip this was a candid insight into your life and the traumas that are part of it. You made it very engaging and endearing. I have to agree dogs are our lifesavers- I loved the analogy of x marks the spot - and you are his treasure. I have two rescue dogs little Jack Chi Elsa and a Chihuahua Luna who also squeal with delight when I return home. I also love the biblical significance of how you structure your Stanza's. Thank you .
That is such a glorious response to my work, thank you, you are a gem. I really appreciate our bookish connection. It is so nice to be able to follow one another's bookish adventures. Thank you for stopping by (& affirming me).
This was beautiful and tragic. You’ve been through so much and your words really express the difficulties you’ve lived through. I really appreciate how open you are with your writing and your life.
Thanks, Maeve. I have been compelled into the confessional poetic, sometimes hard to get the balance right between 'full' disclosure & what is needed for the narrative momentum, but I keep working on it. I am really proud of this forthcoming book. Thanks for the generous & affirmative response.
No worries, Oliver - more to come. I appreciate your appreciative response to my work - thank you. It's tricky when you put stuff like out there, oddly worrying...
@@apoetreadstowrite I hear ya. I was putting some of my experiences to paper recently. Who knows? Maybe I'll be satisfied enough to put it out there. To be continued...✌️😃
Thanks, Reney. It's an odd experience reading this poetry that is so informed by a confessional poetic, I'm proud of it, I think, but it is odd. I hope I've got the balances right, & maintained some dignity, we'll see...
@@apoetreadstowrite I understand entirely. Part of healing is trusting and mistrust is part of the problem. We are human jigsaw puzzles and some pieces are still stuck under the couch cushions!
I love your use of the very biblical number 144. The dramatic irony of arriving home in chapter one and making yourself homeless in the chapter two is sublime. My dog is looking at me like I've let her down, her eyes say "Where are the poems you wrote about me?" All jokes aside, take care of yourself my friend, remember to cherish the little stuff. I think many people who read ancient texts enjoy structure and numerology.
You are amazing, Emily (always so positive & reassuring) - thank you. Billy has transformed me, I don't remember a time where I felt so 'safe', I will save the day for him. You stay safe & strong too.
The question, 'why poetry?' is a little, for me, like the question, why 'confessional?' It's exposing & fraught but, what else to do? It's a pickle... But then, I'm also an egoist who demands a 'voice'. If it's 'good' poetry, I'll pay the price. This is all so weirdly vexed... Anyway, thanks for your generous, reassuring response. I 'need' to be creative & productive.
I have watched your video, Phillip. There is so much here, so much tragedy and trauma. I cannot do it justice in a comment here, and I need to think more about everything. But I wanted you to know that I was here.
You are wonderful, Pat - thank you. We can't choose what hand we're served. I am going well now that I have my Billy-Blue. And I have two gorgeous grandkids too, which is heaven, things are settling down for me. I love my tiny home, books, music & my hound!
@@apoetreadstowrite Hey, don't talk about my friend like that! I haven't actually had time to listen, but I'm sure it's not lame. I only commented to help feed the algorithm while the video still hot. But I'll come back when I have time.
This video does come with a trigger warning for its discussion of such subjects as depression, suicide & self-harming. I hope I have approached these topics with dignity & a longing to be well, to again fall in love with living.
Thank you for sharing. It was beautiful. Loved the Austen reference.
@@booksoffthebeatenpath: thanks, Meg. I really appreciate your generous, caring response. It's difficult stuff to share, but hopefully it will make a good book- ah, all these quirky, weird odds 'n' ends...
Hi, Phillip. Congratulations 🎊 on your forthcoming book. I have recently been published by Alba Publishing UK.
@@artistikworld4058: That's so exciting, Margaret. I hope your book debuts into booming success. It's odd how much importance we place on all these things, isn't it? I will look your book up, & see if a local bookstore has stock. I'm really excited for you!
I love how you talk of architecture and binary. And numerology! Wonderfully truthful and open. 'In order to keep going'. You are treasured, Phillip. 'Redeemed by love.' 'Knight in Shining Brindal'. Wonderful words. Dark followed by light. Post tenebras lux. Good luck with the book!
Thanks, Mark You are very generous & affirmative. I am really proud of 'Hounded', & excited with how it's turning out, but you can never be really be sure until you start giving bits a run. I'm usually really good at seeking out opportunities for workshopping my writing, but I've been very closed & protective of this manuscript, a new confidence or folly? I guess, we'll see...Hopefully I'll have it finished part way through next year. Thanks, once again, for the encouragement.
@@apoetreadstowrite I have the same with my current book - completed, but reticent of having it turned down again [12 so far] by agents. It's dark to light, and is autobiographical in parts. Painful to talk about openly.
@@book-ramble: The confessional is like that, isn't it?
@@book-ramble: give a chapter a spin on BookTube, & see what response you get? If you want to be bold...
Philip this was a candid insight into your life and the traumas that are part of it. You made it very engaging and endearing. I have to agree dogs are our lifesavers- I loved the analogy of x marks the spot - and you are his treasure. I have two rescue dogs little Jack Chi Elsa and a Chihuahua Luna who also squeal with delight when I return home. I also love the biblical significance of how you structure your Stanza's. Thank you .
That is such a glorious response to my work, thank you, you are a gem. I really appreciate our bookish connection. It is so nice to be able to follow one another's bookish adventures. Thank you for stopping by (& affirming me).
@@apoetreadstowrite ❤
@@Saunderswritesmagic: you have made me very happy.
This was beautiful and tragic. You’ve been through so much and your words really express the difficulties you’ve lived through.
I really appreciate how open you are with your writing and your life.
Thanks, Maeve. I have been compelled into the confessional poetic, sometimes hard to get the balance right between 'full' disclosure & what is needed for the narrative momentum, but I keep working on it. I am really proud of this forthcoming book. Thanks for the generous & affirmative response.
I really appreciate this bookish connection.
Please, sir. I want some more 😊
Thank you for sharing and reading this.
✌️🙂
No worries, Oliver - more to come. I appreciate your appreciative response to my work - thank you. It's tricky when you put stuff like out there, oddly worrying...
I really appreciate our bookish connection. Thanks for stopping by.
@@apoetreadstowrite I hear ya. I was putting some of my experiences to paper recently. Who knows? Maybe I'll be satisfied enough to put it out there. To be continued...✌️😃
@@AlbertTheConjugator: Be bold, & stay strong.
Very interesting! Enjoyed your reading and sharing.
Thanks, Reney. It's an odd experience reading this poetry that is so informed by a confessional poetic, I'm proud of it, I think, but it is odd. I hope I've got the balances right, & maintained some dignity, we'll see...
@@apoetreadstowrite I understand entirely. Part of healing is trusting and mistrust is part of the problem. We are human jigsaw puzzles and some pieces are still stuck under the couch cushions!
@@BeyondBooks-wt5il: That's a really lovely way to put it - thank you.
I love your use of the very biblical number 144. The dramatic irony of arriving home in chapter one and making yourself homeless in the chapter two is sublime. My dog is looking at me like I've let her down, her eyes say "Where are the poems you wrote about me?" All jokes aside, take care of yourself my friend, remember to cherish the little stuff. I think many people who read ancient texts enjoy structure and numerology.
You are amazing, Emily (always so positive & reassuring) - thank you. Billy has transformed me, I don't remember a time where I felt so 'safe', I will save the day for him. You stay safe & strong too.
@@apoetreadstowrite 🥰
I heard a lot of poignant lines or phrases - thank you for sharing this. I’ve learnt a lot (about you). “I had blown my cover.” 😮
Thanks, David. It's a funny experience putting confessional stuff like this 'out there' - oddly worrying...
The question, 'why poetry?' is a little, for me, like the question, why 'confessional?' It's exposing & fraught but, what else to do? It's a pickle... But then, I'm also an egoist who demands a 'voice'. If it's 'good' poetry, I'll pay the price. This is all so weirdly vexed... Anyway, thanks for your generous, reassuring response. I 'need' to be creative & productive.
I have watched your video, Phillip. There is so much here, so much tragedy and trauma. I cannot do it justice in a comment here, and I need to think more about everything. But I wanted you to know that I was here.
You are wonderful, Pat - thank you. We can't choose what hand we're served. I am going well now that I have my Billy-Blue. And I have two gorgeous grandkids too, which is heaven, things are settling down for me. I love my tiny home, books, music & my hound!
@@apoetreadstowrite all good. I’m very glad to know those things.
@@BookChatWithPat8668: Yes, the ease of recovery.
Virginia Woolf
My lame tribute, well that's my excuse for it, anyway...
@@apoetreadstowrite Hey, don't talk about my friend like that! I haven't actually had time to listen, but I'm sure it's not lame. I only commented to help feed the algorithm while the video still hot. But I'll come back when I have time.
@@TheLinguistsLibrary: You are a gem - thank you. Hope you are feeling creative & productive.