I for one would encourage everyone to read and write at their own comfortable pace, whatever that may be, whether to read a book a year or write a book every 10, or to write 80,000 in 2 weeks or read 3 books a day. We all have different speeds. None are morally superior.
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@pollyrowena
@missyerem
I am a fast reader of prose, but a very slow reader of poetry. I need to let poems settle.
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@sacosw
@missyerem
That's interesting - I tend to do a fast 1st read then re-read a lot. Depending on the type of poetry, I tend to read it out loud too which slows it down and can also be a bit anti-social!
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@pollyrowena
For me, different paces for different times and projects/tasks. I enjoyed Jonathan Davidson's piece about Slow Poetry. Equally I can see the benefit of NaPoWriMo for generating 1st drafts in response to new prompts. Poetry usually benefits from rereading.
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@josephsyard
It had some good points, but also - for me - a lot of bad takes too - which boil down to it not being the good fight against capitalism it seems to want to be. Read and let read, I say!
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@pollyrowena
Thank you for this. I often lament that I am such a slow writer as I watch others produce one collection of poems etc after another. Brain fog and energy levels hamper my productivity so much and Iām also very precise when it comes to my poems.
#acceptance
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@WyldeRambler
some of my favourite writers (and people) are very slow and deliberating writers. Keep going at your own pace and you'll make the work you need to make x
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@pollyrowena
So pleased to hear you say this as I've always felt 'a slow reader' & not always had time to sit down with a book & usually reserve this for holiday time. Have read 2 recently: Back in the Day
#MelvinBragg
& 'Burntcoat'
#SarahHall
different but enjoyed both!!
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@pollyrowena
I just seen a clip of Roald Dahl saying he took SIX HUNDRED hours to write a single, short story
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